Education groups urge action against "Japanese First" rhetoric in schools

Education support groups have urged educators to take action against discrimination against children with foreign roots, warning about the potential spread of the "Japanese First" political rhetoric of the rightwing populist Sanseito party in schools.With the party gaining support among young people and winning several seats in last month's House of Councillors election, a nationwide group composed of teachers and other educators has issued a statement to protest that the slogan is discriminatory and may even normalize such marginalizing rhetoric.The slogan has been widely criticized as bei…READ FULL ARTICLE