Many expats in Japan are pretty thoroughly disgusted by the current political situation in the U.S. Some of them took to the streets in Tokyo to rally after Trump's inauguration last year, and it is conceivable that if they were in the U.S. today, many of these expats would also be standing in solidarity with the immigrants the Trump administration is trying to limit from the country.
Ethnicity-based views of national identity are spreading like wildfire not only in America but throughout the Western world. What is peculiar, however, is that when it comes to thinking of the role that they themselves should play in Japan, many progressive expats are actually more in line with the Tiki-torch-carrying nationalists back home than against them.
Japan is a conservative country with conservative views on immigration. This is why racist ghouls like Richard Spencer in America's white nationalist clubs are drawn here. Steve Bannon has paid multiple visits to Japan in just the past few months. Jared Taylor grew up here. Though tourists find Japan and its omotenashi (hospitality) culture towards visitors to be a glimpse into paradise, real integration into the country is difficult and long-term residents often painfully discover that a lifetime in Japan more often than not means a lifetime of being regarded as an eternal guest and someone that will never be a true part of the country.