"Your Taxes Are Wasted, Go Back to Your Country"... Mysterious Notes Found on Front Door

Controversy is growing after hate messages targeting foreigners were discovered at the home and on the vehicle of a Malaysian resident living in Yokohama, Japan. When the individual shared photos and expressed their feelings on social media, the issue of xenophobia and the rising anti-immigrant sentiment in Japanese society resurfaced. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 15th, on November 11, Mr. A revealed on social media, "When I returned home after work, I found unidentified notes attached to my front door and car," and published photos of the incident. He introduced himself as an English teacher who settled in Yokohama last year. The notes in the photos contained phrases such as "Japan does not want immigrants" and "Japanese taxes are not for foreigners." There was also a message in English: "Go back to your country." The sender was identified as "Yokohama Conservative Group." Additional posters were attached near the house and beside the car, with slogans like