Free Republic

Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, has delivered one of the clearest rejections of mass immigration seen from a major industrial nation in decades. In remarks now circulating globally, Takaichi stated she would rather allow Japan’s population to decline than rely on large-scale, low-skilled foreign labor. She called for a full pause and reassessment of immigration policy, arguing that economic convenience cannot override cultural cohesion, social order, and national identity. Takaichi emphasized that Japan must rethink immigration “from zero,” warning that year after year of importing people with vastly different cultures has created unsustainable tensions. She rejected the automatic merging...