Japan's left-leaning political forces have struggled to gain traction in recent years, as social media and the decline of traditional support organizations reshape how political issues are mobilized and debated.Political debate has increasingly gravitated toward issues tied to public anxiety, such as national security and crime by foreign nationals in Japan, creating fertile ground for right-wing populist rhetoric that simplifies complex problems and spreads quickly online.By contrast, the left more often centers its messaging on how to design policies related to everyday life, including we…READ FULL ARTICLE
