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The claim

自民・茂木氏「日本を韓国のような多様性のある多民族社会に変える事が必要!外国人に地方参政権を与える」と発言?

Original review summary

The review says Motegi expressed support in 2000 for granting local voting rights to permanent foreign residents, but did not say Japan should become a diverse, multiethnic society “like South Korea.” It also notes that he opposed granting local voting rights to permanent foreign residents in a 2014 survey. [S1][S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] 日本ファクトチェックセンター(JFC) original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026