Japan immigration

Foreign residents in Japan fret over immigration backlash

'Japanese First' rhetoric of right-wing Sanseito party unsettles expats

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The leader of Sanseito, Sohei Kamiya, speaks at a rally in Tokyo on July 21, one day after the Japanese political party won 14 seats in the upper house parliamentary election. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

July 25, 2025 19:01 JST

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

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