Antagonism toward migrant communities visible in the UK, Europe and the US appears to be spreading to Japan Antagonism toward migrant communities visible in the UK, Europe and the US appears to be spreading to Japan “I would rather die than go back to Turkey,” says Ali*. “But life is also getting worse here. I can see that our Japanese neighbours are much cooler towards us these days. Some refuse even to greet us.” More than a decade after he arrived in Japan with his wife and their two eldest