Outside a train station near Tokyo, hundreds of people cheer as Sohei Kamiya, head of the surging nationalist party Sanseito, criticizes Japan’s rapidly growing foreign population.
As opponents, separated by uniformed police and bodyguards, accuse him of racism, Kamiya shouts back, saying he is only talking common sense.
Sanseito, while still a minor party, made big gains in July’s parliamentary election, and Kamiya’s “Japanese First” platform of anti-globalism, anti-immigration and anti-liberalism is gaining broader traction ahead of a ruling party vote Saturday that will choose the likely next prime minister.
I’m not sure where you got this. Grandparents absolutely help out when they can. Babysitting isn’t a thing. That’s what the grand folks are for.
Perhaps the level of help is not clear. In Asia, it’s culturally acceptable to have grandparents to help watch their kids full time while both parents go to work. In Japan women are required to quit their jobs to take on that role.