They are really hell bent on self destruction.
this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2025
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They are having a population crisis ... an aging boomer generation that just won't die and their many children who will add to the aging population while the generations after these groups had fewer children. The population is now full of old people with very few young Japanese to take care of them.
It won't matter how nationalist they want to be ... they're stuck with the problem of having a huge aging population and far too few young people.
Whether they like it or not, if they want to maintain the country's current level of development, they're going to need young people from somewhere else to fill the gaps.
eh different countries same shit everywhere. And I am talking about the people when I say shit.
In exit polls from the last election foreigner problems (which lumps tourists in with residents) was still only like 3rd. And for the foreigner issues, overtourism and people buying property and pricing out locals are big issues (and sometimes running (often illegal) guesthouses).
Should I cancel my trip there in December? 😰
I wouldn't, personally. Just read around on basic etiquette, don't litter, etc. If you're planning on going to Kyoto, it's been a zoo for years now and the people there always hate it (but also some ridiculous part of their economy is tourism as they found out during corona when the money dried up). Oh, and a lot of smaller places are still cash only so carry cash.
I always encourage people to consider places other than just Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, especially these days where technology helps any language barrier.
I'm planning for Hokkaido, mainly.
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The "Japanese First" platform sounds an awful lot like the "Asia for Asians" slogan of pre WWII imperial Japan. It's not a pretty thought but it's hard to blame them when the US is looking less and less like an ally and trading partner on the world stage.
It's not a pretty thought but it's hard to blame them when the US is looking less and less like an ally and trading partner on the world stage.
This has nothing to do with geopolitics and everything to do with xenophobia and poor governance. Japan's economy has been in a slump since its bubble burst in the 90s and the center-right LPD (which they for some reason keep electing) has been unable or unwilling to fix it, leading to a recent surge in third parties as people finally decide to look for alternatives, and due to xenophobia et al the far-right was able to market itself as a compelling alternative.
(which they for some reason keep electing)
I've been told that this is because the population is largely completely politically apathetic, owing to a belief that they aren't able to meaningfully affect political change. So they don't engage, and the existing political structures basically persist on inertia, which feeds back into their belief that things can't change. It's finally gotten bad enough for people to start trying, but of course angry people tend to vote for racists, because racism provides an easy answer for problems.
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Makes sense considering sanseito wants to bring back imperialism. As a foreigner living in Japan, their presence makes me uneasy not only for myself but my half-Japanese son whom they want to take away voting rights for.
You’d think the Japanese of all people would know better.