I live in Japan and love criticising public figures. Especially those who are unskilled. "Imposter Syndrome" isn't real, you feel incompetent because you are.
France. A father defends his shop. His only source of income to feed his wife and children. They mock him. They beat him. They destroy everything. These are not criminals, they are terrorists. Europe is dying.
France. A father defends his shop. His only source of income to feed his wife and children. They mock him. They beat him. They destroy everything. These are not criminals, they are terrorists. Europe is dying.
Teachers in Japan’s kindergartens are now under severe mental and administrative pressure due to the growing number of migrant children.
The situation has become so concerning that several teachers’ organizations and local administrations have begun explicitly requesting an immediate halt to new admissions of migrant children, or the imposition of strict limits.
Because many migrants do not speak Japanese, language barriers force teachers to spend hours after school translating documents into simpler language, leading many teachers to quit their jobs.
This problem for teachers is raising serious questions about the country’s current immigration policy.
Lately, I’ve been called a racist more times than I can count.
Fine. Let me say this clearly.
If Japan has to stop being Japan just to survive, then I don’t want that kind of survival.
A bigger population means nothing to me if, in the process, we lose the language, culture, traditions, and sense of community that make this country what it is.
A country is more than a piece of land filled with people.
It has a history. A culture. A language. A way of life.
And those things are supposed to be passed down.
So I’d rather ask what kind of Japan we want to leave to the next generation than blindly chase population growth at any cost.
If surviving means losing what makes Japan Japan, what exactly are we trying to save?