Japan Yes!
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Important thing to note, is that it seems like the big thing that ruined him wasn't the immigration policy (though that was certainly a big part) but his rice policy.
Apparently Japan has a huge thing about importing rice. Like, national heritage and culture type stuff. And he was making some really stupid statements about importing rice (something they already do but quietly to make sure they don't run low), and the news has been running non-stop hate against him daily about it.
Its a whole rabbit hole thing that wouldn't even register to us, but Japan is Japan and it probably makes sense to them on the inside.
Part of the problem is that Japanese rice is wildly expensive. Like the equivalent of $80 a bowl... of rice.
just the rice
Its also a deeply important cultural piece and something they clearly hold a lot of pride in.
That's the kind of thing you need to tiptoe around incredibly carefully to even talk about, as one wrong word (correct or not) will sink your entire existence and have the entire world against you.
Look at what happens to Right-Wing figures in America who say something pro-gun control like Dan Crenshaw, for example. Literal overnight demonization, though we lack the conviction to force them out as the Japs do.