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Japan’s c<\/span>onservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed tougher measures on immigration, but a video circulating online does not show her ordering the deportation of foreigners who are “unable to adjust to Japanese culture” after Muslims prayed at a famous castle in the country’s western city of Himeji. The footage stitched unrelated clips and there are no official reports of Takaichi’s purported directive.<\/p>\n “Japan’s heated reaction! PM Takaichi moves to deport foreigners deemed ‘unable to adjust to Japanese culture’ after Muslims perform prayers at Himeji Castle without permission,” reads a Thai-language Facebook reel<\/a> published on February 16, 2026.<\/p>\n The post included a video of a young lawmaker raising her hand and speaking, followed by clips of Japan’s house speaker and the prime minister bowing.<\/p>\n It was published by local media outlet <\/span>BrightTV<\/a>, while the post has since been shared over 4,000 times (archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n