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People are so damn stupid, they fall for the same lies over and over again. I hope that Japan wakes up before these people get even more power.
We'll have to see what happens with the upper house and then the next elections. The LDP have failed to many, especially younger, voters. They see overtourism, falling wages, etc. the young groups get a lot of info from SNS, a lot of it less than the full truth. A lot of disinfo on what we get/do as foreigners in Japan (I'm a permanent resident here for a decade).
Thankfully, not all went far right. Some went for the dpftp which is another non-traditional party. The cdp is the main opposition, though they didn't do spectacularly either.
I guess the question is if this is a blip or the new normal and how much impact they will have in the new government. If Japan doesn't do something about misinfo and disinfo, I think things will get very bad.
Edit: some more I forgot. There's a big issue with (often unlicensed and illegal) short-term rentals. There have been news stories lately about people, often rich Chinese, buying buildings and jacking up rent to drive people out to turn the whole thing into rentals for Air BnB and the like. This is not super common but it is illegal (can't just unilaterally raise rent like that and also there are licenses required to run the rentals). When Japanese are crunched financially, stuff like this hurts a lot. One thing sanseito mentioned was foreign property ownership which, for reasons like that and rich foreigners in general coming over, buying property, and causing prices to rise, resonated.
To clarify rumors about foreigners, it's that they're not paying pension and insurance, using more welfare, etc. Historically, this was an issue with some not paying pension and insurance (both legally required) but most still did pay. However, it should also be noted that some Japanese don't pay and the welfare and similar usage isn't super different and not high. Status of Residence renewal procedures even added more stringent checks on this and recently, even PR holders can be kicked out if they willingly stop paying anything after the process of obtaining it.
Knowing that Japan's economy is a mess right now, I suppose it isn't too surprising that people struggling to make ends meet would be susceptible to this kind of right wing grift. People are mad and want change, party promises change, whether it's actually the right kind of change isn't called into question.
Exactly. This is why the non-standard parties did so well, racist and otherwise.
Nope, Japan kept falling for the same lies for 30 years; now they're trying different lies.