Debate over immigration intensifies ahead of Japan's upper house elections | Vídeo

Tokyo, Jul 18 (EFE).- Immigration has become a central issue in Japan's Upper House election campaign, with far-right parties gaining momentum by promoting anti-immigrant rhetoric and pushing for stricter regulations to ‘protect the rights of the Japanese people.’

Parties such as Sanseito have used social media to spread xenophobic rhetoric, while even the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has shifted to the right under pressure.

Officials are now talking about balancing the need for foreign workers with concerns about crime and social tension.

Human rights groups have denounced election slogans such as ‘Japan first’ and ‘zero illegal foreigners’ as discriminatory and unfounded. (Camera: SARA RODRÍGUEZ PACHÓN/ YOKO KANEKO).

FOOTAGE SHOWS THE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS FOR THE UPPER HOUSE ELECTIONS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

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Fecha: 18/07/2025 09:17 (UTC)
Crédito: EFE
Fuente: EFE
Temática: Política » Elecciones » Elecciones nacionales
Política » Elecciones
Política
Tipo: Bruto
Duración: 155 segundos
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