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Far-right 'Japanese First' party Sanseito emerges as fourth-largest opposition force in parliament

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

A Populist Party That Began on YouTube Helped Disrupt Japan’s Ruling Coalition

The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political ...

Sanseito, the ‘Japanese first’ party that emerged through YouTube during Covid-19, deals big blow to Japan PM Ishiba’s coalition

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

Japanese leader Ishiba vows to remain despite speculation, says he will focus on new US trade deal

TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff agreement, despite media speculation and growing calls for him ...

Will Japan become the latest country to fall to the populist right?

Will Japan become the latest country to fall to the populist right? - Japan’s right wing Sanseito party made surprise gains ...

What is behind the rise of the 'Japanese First' far-right?

Sanseito, a new far-right party with a charismatic leader, Sohei Kamiya, came up big in Japan's parliamentary election by ...

‘Make Japan Great Again’ movement gains momentum as right-wing party rallies against immigration, gender policies

Right‑wing firebrands like Javier Milei in Argenitna and Giorgia Meloni of Italy have made strong careers railing against ...

Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan

Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan - Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal ...