Society
Kawaguchi's 'Birth Boom' and Japan's Hardening Mood on Foreign Residents
Reporting that foreign residents in Kawaguchi, Saitama are having children and settling in growing numbers — under headlines like 'give birth in Japan and you won't be deported' — reignited anger over welfare fairness and local change. A move to require My Number cards when buying Pokémon cards was cheered as a check on foreign scalpers, and a viral post about an Indian tenant added to a hardening mood toward foreign residents.