The Japanese like to keep the non-Japanese out.
Report: On a Saturday in late July, several dozens of people gathered at a park near the Kawasaki municipal government building for a demonstration to protect Kawasaki against “anti-Japanese leftists, traitors and lawless foreigners.”
About 8,000 ethnic Koreans live in Kawasaki, whose city government set up a council of representatives from the foreign community to reflect their voices in city administration. The aim is to create a community where different cultures can co-exist.
The demonstrators carried military Rising Sun flags and screamed abuse using hand-held microphones. Among the slogans were: “To all you ugly Koreans, please get on the train and return to North Korea” and “The Japanese government must end all special privileges given to South Koreans living in Japan.”
Street demonstrations targeting foreigners in Japan became more prevalent from around 2008. The National Police Agency first took note of the growing problem in fiscal 2009 when it issued a report about the public security situation in Japan and abroad.
