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Another issue: The official plan doesn’t include feral cats, an invasive predator, or non-native animals such as deer and pigs that destroy habitats needed for local fauna to thrive.

An ardent Japanese nationalist, Takaichi was born in Nara, a prefecture famous for the sacred deer that draw thousands of tourists to its principal city each year.

On the stump, Takaichi talked about “reconsidering” Japan’s immigration policies and in one eye-catching remark said tourists were harming the sacred deer in Nara, a city in her home prefecture that draws many visitors.

This time around, professional contractors would shoot the island’s estimated 2,165 deer on the ground with rifles, said Pepe Barton, communications director for the conservancy.

“A lot of people paint me as a moderate because I’m a sportsman and I have a deer rifle and I go duck hunting and stuff like that.”