Uyghur-heritage candidate urges Japan to ’embrace diversity’

Arfiya Eri is a younger, feminine, multilingual former United Nations official, all of which might already assist her stand out as a Japanese political candidate, however she can be of Uyghur heritage.

Whereas her marketing campaign will not be centered round her ethnic background, it’s attracting consideration — constructive and detrimental — in a rustic the place politics continues to be a largely homogenous affair.