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Anti-foreigner sentiments and politicians on the rise in Japan

Anti-foreigner sentiments and politicians on the rise in Japan
world10/2/2025

A Japanese nationalist party led by fiery anti-globalist Sohei Kamiya was among the biggest winners in this summer’s parliamentary election.

TOKYO (AP) — Outside a train station near Tokyo, hundreds of people cheer as Sohei Kamiya, head of the surging nationalist party Sanseito, criticizes Japan’s rapidly growing foreign population. As opponents, separated by uniformed police and bodyguar... [7257 chars]