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Tamura criticizes Japanese gov’t move to discriminate against foreigners in Japan

JCP EC Chair Tamura criticized the government for attempting to ride an exclusionist tide, saying, “The number of crimes committed by foreigners is decreasing. The safety of all people living, working, and studying in Japan should be protected.”

Exclusionist political parties compete to see who has the best antiforeign policy

Some political parties are competing with each other in expanding their xenophobic policies, attempting to gain the conservative class’s favor in the House of Councilors election.

Is exclusionist parties’ ‘More foreigners lead to worsening of Japan’s public safety’ claim true?

The Ministry of Justice White Paper on Crime 2024 shows that after peaking in 2005, the number of Penal Code offences committed by foreign nationals and the number of arrested foreign criminals have been trending downward.

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Following the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, JCP Secretariate Head Koike Akira (center), JCP...
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