Hundreds of Japanese Still Contesting Trump’s Election Defeat

Adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory pose for a photo holding a flag combining the letter "Q" and the Japanese flag in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2020. (Kyodo)

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Less than a month before the swearing-in ceremony in Washington for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, hundreds of Japanese, including adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory, are taking to the streets in support of President Donald Trump’s claim that he won election.

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“Stop biased reporting” and “Admit (the U.S. presidential election) was rigged” were among slogans shouted in unison by more than 200 Trump supporters during a rally held at Hibiya Park in central Tokyo in late November.

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