page_title: Islam in Japan
section_title: Ming dynasty records
hierarchical_section_title: Islam in Japan / Early history / Ming dynasty records
caption_attribution_description: The Ryukyuan embassy of 1710
context_page_description: The history of Islam in Japan is relatively brief in relation to the religion's longstanding presence in other nearby countries. Islam is one of the smallest minority faiths in Japan, having more adherents in the country than the Bahá'í faith, but fewer than Christianity. There were isolated occasions of Muslims in Japan before the 19th century. Today, Muslims are made up of largely immigrant communities, as well as, though smaller, the ethnic Japanese community.
  In 2016, Japan accepted 0.3% of refugee applicants, many of whom are Muslims.
context_section_description: During the 14th century, Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty made Ryukyu Kingdom a tributary vassal, and ethnic Chinese settlers consolidated the islands for their ruler in Nanjing.
  During that period there was contact between the Hui, general Lan Yu of the Ming dynasty and the swordsmiths of Japan. According to Chinese sources, Lan Yu owned 10,000 Katana, Hongwu Emperor was displeased with the general's links with Kyoto and more than 15,000 people were implicated for alleged treason and executed.
caption: A Ryukyuan embassy (favorable to Ming dynasty, China) arrive in Edo.
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