Japanese Women’s Perception of Changes in Marriage after Became Mualaf

. Islam is a minority religion in Japan. Now many Japanese people live in Indonesia to work or study. This made Japanese people interested in becoming mualaf . Mualaf means those who changed from their previous religion to become Muslims and became Muslims. The purpose of this study is to describe the influence of the reference group on the decision of Japanese women to become converts and Japanese woman's perception of changes in marriage after became mualaf . This type of research is a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. This study collected data from interviews with Japanese women mualaf in Indonesia and library research that could help in this study. This study found that after Japanese women interacted with Indonesian Muslim, they wanted to study more about Islam and became mualaf. This study also found that after they became mualaf , they changed their view about marriage.