Campaigning under the nationalist slogan “Japanese First,” the party capitalised on growing public frustration with ...

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against ...

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

In a significant political shift, Prime Minister Ishiba's coalition lost its majority in Japan's upper house, marking the ...

Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s already precarious ...

The opposition party Sanseito made a strong showing in the July 20 House of Councillors election in both constituency and ...

This trend has in recent years fueled the rise of anti-immigrant far-right parties in Europe -- Alternative for Germany (AfD), France's National Rally (RN) and Austria's Freedom Party -- whose ...

Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...

Birthed on YouTube spreading Covid-19 conspiracy theories, the party broke into mainstream politics with its populist ...

The ruling LDP and its junior partner Komeito both suffered significant losses amid widespread concerns over the rising cost ...

The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the ...

Japan held elections for its upper house, the House of Councillors, on July 20. The vote proved a challenge for the ...