‘Japanese First’: breakthrough by right-wing populists sparks fears of anti-foreigner backlash in Japan

‘Japanese First’: breakthrough by right-wing populists sparks fears of anti-foreigner backlash in Japan

Analysts say the Japanese are suffering a crisis of confidence that is feeding xenophobia amid economic insecurity and a record number of foreign residents The emergence of a right-wing populist party in Japan’s upper house election on Sunday running on a Trump-style “Japanese First” slogan has raised concerns of a backlash against the growing foreign presence in the country.The party, Sanseito, has successfully tapped into unease around an expa…