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Why sentiment in Japan has turned against foreigners despite a worker shortage

Anti-immigration sentiment rises in Japan despite growing demand for foreign workers Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:47am Sohei Kamiya is the leader of the Sanseito Party which has imported rhetoric straight from the MAGA movement. ( Reuters: Issei Kato ) When Nikki Maruschak arrived in Japan in 2019 she saw it as a place where she could build.

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