cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/44390561
Birthed on YouTube during the Covid-19 pandemic spreading conspiracy theories about vaccinations and a cabal of global elites, the party broke into mainstream politics with its “Japanese First” campaign.
I was very surprised that in Japan there is still a heavy culture of ‘pure’ blood Japanese. Such an advanced country in a lot of ways but culturally they are quite stuck in the past it seems like.
I think it’s the island living. Cuts them off from a lot.
No Japanese grandmother will ever forgive their halfbreed grandchildren for existing. I have known several such people who were treated with hatred by their grandparents while their cousins were showered with love.
Been the opposite in my experience. Grandparents are just happy to have rugrats running around, halfsies or not.