Fujisawa becomes the center of a growing political storm as an anti-mosque campaign collides with rising public resistance. Independent candidate Susumu Kikutake urges voters to block a planned Islamic prayer site, framing it as an election issue days before Japan’s general vote. Supporters argue tourists are welcome — but long-term foreign residents are not. That message ignites daily counterprotests. Local citizens flood the streets, saying fear-based claims about safety are misinformation tha