Civic group rallies against anti-foreigner rhetoric ahead of Japan election

Residents gathered in Tokyo on Friday to oppose misinformation and discrimination against foreigners as campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election effectively got under way.Policies targeting foreigners have increasingly drawn attention since the previous national election last summer, underscored by the rise of the fringe party Sanseito, which advocated "Japanese First" and policies critics see as xenophobic.At the rally organized by a civic group comprising lawyers and university faculty members, participants voiced concerns that xenophobic rhetoric could spread during the election campa…READ FULL ARTICLE