Visible Minorities: Japan’s Rightward Swing is Overblown
Yes, there is a new far-right party in Japan. But at this point, the media hype about Sanseito is sensationalism, as what it’s offering is neither new nor well-planned.
Category Archives: Column
Visible Minorities: Viewing DOGE from the Inside
Interview with a civil servant to get an insider’s perspective on what’s going on at DOGE.
Visible Minorities: International Tourism Has Been Good for Japan
Short-sighted criticisms about Japan being “overtouristed” may spoil things. Don’t let the debate backfire into racialized policymaking.
Visible Minorities: How Trump Survives Scandals
Even after the most disastrous first hundred days in modern American presidential history, many people still do not see the damage being done to American democracy.
Visible Minorities: Letter from Canada
So much quantifiable opportunity and trust between the United States and Canada has been squandered over the venality of one man.
Visible Minorities: It Can Only End in Violence
We have an American president who has declared himself king while the legislative branch abdicates its oversight powers, and the judiciary grants immunity.
Visible Minorities: Trump’s Weak Mandate
What happened was less a matter of support for Trump and more a worldwide repudiation of incumbents.
Visible Minorities: Electing The Joker
How being bad became a sales point in choosing a US political leader
Visible Minorities: An Obituary for Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori
What Fujimori did with power became a cautionary tale—of how an outsider, once let in, can corrupt everything.
Visible Minorities: MAGA’s Roots in Japan
How Japan treats its non-citizen residents and diverse communities is a bellwether for how future neofascist demagogues in other countries will treat their minority voices and views.
