Foreign Residents in Japan Fret over Immigration Backlash

Foreign residents in Japan fret over immigration backlash

TOKYO -- The rapid ascent of the right-wing Sanseito party in Japan has shone a spotlight on public attitudes to immigration, unnerving some non-Japan

Japan sees wins for far-right anti-immigration party that denounced ‘Jewish capital’

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10 Controversial Sanseito Proposals That Are Stirring Outrage Across Japan

Sanseito’s nationalist, “Japanese First” agenda has gone from fringe to formidable. In Japan’s July 2025 upper house election, the party surged from a single