Japan’s firm stance on Islam
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this is all theater. none of that is being enforced. I travel to Japan every year and can tell you the past 3 years difference is stark and not slowing down in any way by any stretch of the imagination
I know people living in Japan and they would beg to differ with you. But yes, it has gotten out of control over the last several years and the Japanese are not happy about it. Their dissatisfaction has been playing out on the political scene. There has been a shift in Japan's trajectory on several fronts because of actions taken by Takaichi's government.
It will take time to roll some of this back. It will not happen overnight - but it is happening. I am hearing it especially from the Chinese - some of whom are in a panic. There are mainland Chinese that have already been forced to leave Japan because of the new visa restrictions. Visa enforcement has led to deportations for visa violators. Whether the recent crackdowns are simply theater or actual lasting change remains to be seen. But so far it appears that Japan is serious. They have tightened business visa requirements that has already caused some to self deport before they are forced out and not allowed to return. It will take Japan time to review older visas, but it is being done.
Muslim communities have recently tried to play the discrimination card in the international press to gain global sympathy because of what the Japanese government is doing to them and their communities. That press may not have the same impact in Japan like it does in the West. Right now it doesn't appear like it does. So things are happening and the Muslims are not happy about it.
The Japanese do have problems with their demographics that has forced them to import labor just like other developed countries. Completely clearing out the country from foreigners is not going to happen. That would bring Japan's economy to its knees. Some businesses have been forced to either shut down or drastically scale down production due to the labor shortages. So while they deal with how they handle immigration to answer the immediate labor shortages, they are simultaneously making attempts to be more selective on who comes into the country along with reviewing those who are already there. Meanwhile, the Japanese government are also taking a gamble on tech to solve the labor problem. So much so that they are willing to invest billions of Yen into that gamble that has yet to be proven out on the scale they are envisioning.
I hear your point and it is valid. It takes time to turn a ship around. So we will see going forward whether this was just a short term crackdown to appease the public or whether Japan can actually change their trajectory; a trajectory that we know from our own experience with undesirable immigration outcomes, doesn't end well. I will continue to monitor this space closely.
a frog being slow boiled doesn't know it. it becomes subjective. outsiders who don't see it every day will give you a far more objective view. The bigger problem than muslims are indians. they are EVERYWHERE in Japan. Labor shortages are a myth, esp in Japan. If you look around nobody actually does anything. They all just float around like lost snowflakes and all the business people in ties and suits dont even know what they do. They just show up for material purposes of saving face. There are plenty of people to do work esp the young people they're all too busy prissing themselves like a bunch of faggoty pansies.
There is something to be said of your observations that cannot be ignored or discounted. They are valid. I will have to factor in what you claim along with others I speak to. Thanks.
Yes, Indians are a big problem everywhere and it will get worse. These young tech educated young Indians are jumping ship like rats. The IT service sector in India is getting a major haircut right now because of AI. No one needs their call centers and coding anymore. 20 years of building their economy around this one sector thinking things would never change. But it did. That is between 20-25% of the economy that provides lots of jobs - at least it did. Thousands of them are losing their jobs and those companies are having their stocks take a hit. So we should expect that more will try to leave India for other places - like Japan and the US.