Conservative intellectuals and key executives from five political parties were among the thousands who gathered in Tokyo on Saturday to rally against granting foreign residents voting rights for local elections.
On hand were financial services minister Shizuka Kamei, who heads Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tadamori Oshima, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, who recently launched his own political party, Tachiagare Nippon (Sunrise Party of Japan), and Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe.
Jin Matsubara, a Lower House member from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, also attended.