I don't think anyone plans on trying to step in and intervene, but I hope people also don't shy from talking about how foolish this move is, the problems it won't solve, the problems it's likely to cause, and the people whose lives are being negatively impacted by it.

Why don't you trust the Japanese to know wha they're doing when it comes to their own society? After all, they're the ones who built an amazing country everyone wants to visit!

Because the yen is weak is a big reason why visiting is appealing. Its also a big reason why their population is dwindling.

The govt is just trying to point fingers at foreigners to hide their weakness. I think recently they made a big deal about foreign owned real estate then quickly forgot about that talking point when their own study showed it equated to something like .05% of their total housing.

That’s not the point I’m making. Japan is clearly a wonderful society, seeing as how many people want to visit and immigrate. Why not trust the people who built that society that they know what they’re doing?

> Japan is clearly a wonderful society

I don't think so.

> seeing as how many people want to visit and immigrate.

That's true for Qatar and UAE too. Wonderful societies.

If you think this is true then you simply lack the creativity to understand how bad domestic laws can get.

you're on a discussion forum. The point is to discuss things. Why are you being such a scold about what we're allowed to talk about.