An upstart party is gaining support ahead of elections in Japan by railing against a 'silent invasion' of immigrants, pushing the government to tackle fears about foreigners as it drags into the mainstream rhetoric once confined to the political fringe.

Japan, where the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has led governments for all but four of the past 70 years, has defied that trend. But with elections looming this weekend, opinion polls say that may be changing fast.

TOKYO -- Immigration to Japan has emerged as a key political issue ahead of Sunday's upper house of parliament election, after a surge in the number of visitors and residents from overseas in recent years.

Candidates for Spartanburg County Sheriff met for a NAACP community forum. Questions revealed differences on several issues.

Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation of more than 100 undocumented immigrants, whom he accuses of casting over 200 ballots in the