Elon Musk has voiced support for an anti-immigration demonstration in Japan, where the number of foreign-born residents is low and a “Japanese first” party did well in recent elections.
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The Tesla and SpaceX chief and former adviser to US President Donald Trump has backed far-right parties in other countries, such as Alternative for Germany.
Commenting on a video of the modest rally in Japan posted on social media by an account called The British Patriot, South African-born Musk said on Monday: “Good”.
The account, which describes itself as a “Proud white British man with indigenous roots”, said the clip showed Japanese protesters “demanding the deportation of all illegal immigrants”.
“From Australia to Europe to Japan, citizens are uniting for remigration,” it said.
The video appears to have been shot in the port city of Osaka on Saturday and shows people holding Japanese flags and banners opposing mass immigration, including one that says: “Don’t make Japan Africa.”