On Jan. 17, Takeo Hiranuma made this statement about fellow Diet member Renho:
"I hate to say this, but she's not originally/at heart (motomoto) a Japanese."
What could have provoked such a harsh criticism of one's identity?
Non-Japanese suffrage and the racist element
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