Hundreds Rally at Japan’s Diet Against Anti-Foreigner Politics

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The House of Representatives on Wednesday started to see substantive discussions on a bill to criminalize the act of damaging the national flag. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/24/japan/politics/lower-house-flag-vandalism-discussions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #cra #constitution #nipponishinnokai #sanseito #dpp

Opposition party Sanseito has submitted a bill to the Upper House to call for the setting up of a new agency that comprehensively deals with policies on foreign nationals in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/17/japan/politics/sanseito-foreigners-policy-agency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanseito #diet #upperhouse #immigration #cabinetoffice

A parliamentary panel Friday approved a bill submitted by the government to reform the country's retrial system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/12/japan/crime-legal/lower-house-panel-ok-retrial-system/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #justiceministry #diet #falseconvictions #ldp #sanseito #lowerhouse

A Nepali Combini Clerk Foiled a Scam in Japan, Even as Politicians Cast Foreigners as Threat

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Treating prior citizenship for politicians as too sensitive for public discussion sends the wrong signal to voters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/08/japan/disclose-candidates-prior-citizenship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #soheikamiya #sanseito #immigration

University students were right to challenge Sohei Kamiya's views on misinformation and discrimination, but open debate and direct engagement are more effective responses than efforts to stifle free speech. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/07/japan/almost-protesting-sohei-kamiya-right/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #soheikamiya #sanseito #freespeech #universityoftokyo #koichikawakami #lgbt #education

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Japan's opposition parties are seeking to bolster their presence in local assemblies, raising the possibility that unified local elections in spring next year will be highly competitive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/politics/japan-opposition-parties-local-elections/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2027localelections #dpp #sanseito #yuichirotamaki #soheikamiya #teammirai