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 ...

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a result few predicted, the far-right Sanseito party has come out as one of the main winners in Japan’s upper house ...

Opposition party Sanseito, which espouses “Japanese First” policies and spouts anti-immigrant rhetoric, made a strong showing ...