The mass arrival of foreigners has become a hot-button issue in the Asian country, which will hold a general election on Sunday
  • tatterdemalion@programming.devEnglish
    11·
    4 hours ago

    I don’t doubt some of this stuff happened, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if some of it is nationalist fear mongering. Just like the whole “tourists are kicking the deer” rumor where no evidence ever surfaced. Some nationalist Japanese really like to stoke the anti-foreigner flames.

    But Japan truly does have an over-tourism problem so this could absolutely be justified.

    • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 hours ago

      They desperately need more immigration though, don’t they?

      Maybe they could say “you can come to the festival, but only if you don’t leave.”

      • tatterdemalion@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        4 hours ago

        They do but I don’t know if there is a significant conversion from tourism to immigration. I think most tourists are taking advantage of the weak yen, not trying to live there long term.

        • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 hours ago

          I was kidding, heh.

          …They do need to get on that, though. My completely layman’s impression is that Japan has some cultural issues with immigration, but that’s becoming an existential issue.

      • Kilgore Trout@feddit.itEnglish
        2·
        4 hours ago

        Every South-West European country needs immigration, and practically they are facilitating it, but it doesn’t seem that the political speech is any different…

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      it does happen unfortunately, not only japan but chinese from china are doing this to taiwan, other asian countries and europe too.