"Foreigners are scary. I’m afraid they may go on a rampage": How tourists played a role in turning the land of humdrum politics into a fierce political battleground

Analysts say the Japanese are suffering a crisis of confidence that is feeding xenophobia amid economic insecurity and a record number of foreign residents

"Foreigners are scary. I’m afraid they may go on a rampage": How tourists played a role in turning the land of humdrum politics into a fierce political battleground