Society
Toyama's Multicultural Ordinance and a Naturalized-Politician Party Draw Backlash
Toyama's draft multicultural-coexistence ordinance, a new party led by naturalized politicians, and reports of organized Pokémon-card scalping by Vietnamese buyers converged, driving alarm that Japan's acceptance of foreigners has entered an institutional and political phase — alongside calls to fight it through petitions, elections, and pressure on national policy.