Ahead of Election JIP, Sanseito Call for Cap on Foreigners in Japan

The Japan Innovation Party and Sanseito have called for setting a cap on the percentage of foreign nationals in Japan’s population in their promises to voters for Sunday’s House of Representatives election. By contrast, the Liberal Democratic Party, the JIP’s ally in the ruling camp, makes no mention of such a cap in its election platform. The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new opposition party created by Lower House lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, considers such a cap a premature measure. Episode Notes: ‘JIP, Sanseito Call for Cap on Foreigners in Japan’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/02/04/jip-sanseito-call-for-cap-on-foreigners-in-japan/