Event

The Right-wing Shift towards Immigrant Exclusion in Japan and Beyond

Date
12 Feb 2026
Time
17:00 UK time
Speakers
Professor Hideki Tarumoto
Where
St Antony's College, Pavilion Room, 4th Floor Gateway Building, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Series
Nissan Institute Seminar in Japanese Studies
Audience
Public
Booking
Not required
Extreme right populism is on the rise worldwide, enforcing the exclusion of immigrants and foreigners. Why does the trend towards immigrant exclusion occur? To approach this quiz, I will focus on the case of Japan, where the Sansei party became the first right-wing populist party to enter mainstream politics in the 20 July 2025 Upper House election. Through the Japanese case, I will pursue mechanisms of the emergence of right-wing populism and the exclusion of immigrants and foreigners.