THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 13, 2025 at 17:23 JST
Megumi Fukushima, left, a member of the city assembly of Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo’s Kasumigaseki district on Aug. 5. (Saori Kuroda)
TSURUGASHIMA, Saitama Prefecture—After being pushed into a corner by online critics and her colleagues, an assembly member here who seeks to end discrimination against foreigners is gradually gaining support. [Read More]
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