Elon Musk voices support for anti-immigration demonstration in Japan
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has voiced his support for a recent anti-immigration demonstration that was held in Japan.
On Monday, 1st September, Musk responded to a video of a rally in Japan that was posted on the social media platform X, commenting with the single word, “Good.”
The video appears to have been filmed in Osaka on the 30th of August, 2025, and shows a number of people holding Japanese flags and banners with anti-immigration slogans, including one that read, “Don’t make Japan Africa.”
The post described the footage as showing Japanese protesters “demanding the deportation of all illegal immigrants.”
This endorsement aligns with Musk’s previous support for other far-right parties in different countries, such as the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Immigration levels in Japan have historically been very low compared to other major economies, and the issue has not typically been a major concern for voters.
However, the country is currently facing a significant demographic crisis, with an aging population, one of the world’s lowest birth rates, and a severe shortage of workers in many key industries, which has led to a gradual increase in the number of foreign-born residents.
This has also coincided with the rise of a new political movement.
The anti-immigration Sanseito party, which runs on a “Japanese First” platform that rails against “globalism,” performed well in recent Upper House elections, increasing its number of seats from two to fifteen.
The reality however is that Japan’s foreign resident population sits at 3%, which is a low number by any standards.
Despite this, the Japanese authorities are currently looking into the possibility of introducing a cap on immigration, with the recent establishment of a new internal project team that will conduct a review of the country’s current policies.
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