The Study on Muslims' Social Network and their Adaptation in Kanto Metropolitan Area

2005年11月至2006年6月，我们对居住在关东大都市区的外国穆斯林进行了调查。得到203份有效样本进行分析，并于2006年8月发表初步研究报告。2006年10月，在日本社会学学会召开的年度研究会议上，我们做了以下两点报告；“关东大都市区穆斯林调查”和“居住在日本的穆斯林类型”。到目前为止，像这样的研究报告已经非常少见了，所以研究人员的兴趣相当大，很多人都参与了这些主题的讨论，我们收到了很多有用的意见，对我们的调查的进一步研究。除了这次报告，我们还在穆斯林人口研究会议、日本多元文化关系学会和日本中东研究学会的年度研究会议上做了报告。除穆斯林调查外，我们还在东日本进行了清真寺（伊斯兰寺庙）调查，并于2006年12月出版了《清真寺调查详细记录》。大约在2006年底，我们刚刚开始在马来西亚进行“东望政策协会穆斯林归国学生调查”，因为我们想要确认日本穆斯林与海外穆斯林之间的国际网络。然而，由于这次调查的准备工作延迟，调查于2007年2月开始。因此，初步结果将于2007年夏季公布。根据对日本穆斯林的调查结果，我们证实了日本穆斯林的生活方式根据生活满意度和对日本社会的适应程度而有所不同。从长远来看，更多的穆斯林将永久居住在日本，因此日本穆斯林与日本人之间的跨文化和社会间交流过程将是未来日本社区问题的重要议程。

From Nov.2005 to Jun.2006, we conducted the survey for Foreign Muslims living in Kanto metropolitan area. We got 203 valid sample for our analysis, then we published a preliminary research report in Aug. 2006 using sample data except students' data. In Oct. 2006, on the occasion of annual research meeting held by the Japanese Sociological Society, we made 2 presentation as follows; " Muslim survey in Kanto metropolitan area" and " Types of Muslims living in Japan". To date, the research presentation like these has been very rare, so the researchers' interest are fairly great and many of them participated in the discussion on these themes and we received many useful comments for further study of our survey. In addition to this presentation, we made presentations at the Research meeting on Muslim population, the Japan Society for Multicultural relations, and the annual research meeting of the Japan Society for the Middle East Studies.Besides the Muslims survey, we conducted Mosque (Islamic temple) survey in East Japan, and published " Detailed Records of Mosque survey" in Dec.2006. Around the end of 2006, we have just started "Survey on Returning Muslim students of ALEPS ( Association for Look-East Policy students)" in Malaysia, because we have intended to confirm international networks between Muslims in Japan and Muslims in overseas. However, due to delay of preparation for this survey, the survey was started in Feb. 2007. So, a preliminary result will be reported in the summer of 2007.As the result of Muslim survey, we confirmed that the life style of Muslims in Japan are different according to the degree of life satisfaction and adaptation to Japanese society. In the long run, more Muslims will reside permanently in Japan, so the process of intercultural and inter-social communication between Muslims in Japan and Japanese will be great agenda for community problem in future Japan.