TOKYO — Japan’s recent upper house election saw the meteoric rise of Sanseito, a right-wing, populist party with the slogan “Japanese First” that calls for tougher regulations on foreigners.
Sanseito’s emergence has caught Japan’s community of foreign residents by surprise, with the party’s anti-foreigner rhetoric causing concern among many Japanese and non-Japanese alike.
In this video, we talk to our non-Japanese colleagues at Nikkei Asia to get their views on what the rise of Sanseito means, and gauge the opinions of the online community.
