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

Japan’s right wing Sanseito party made surprise gains in Sunday’s election after running an anti-foreigner campaign ...

Sohei Kamiya's Sanseitō Party won 14 seats in Japan's Upper House elections, appealing to young voters with a "Japanese first ...

Despite losing his parliamentary majority after a strong showing by right-wing populists, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to remain in office.Japan' s coalition government led by Prime Minister ...

Sanseitō, an ultranationalist populist party, gained in Japan’s elections after framing immigration as a central issue.

With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery ...

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

The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against “elitism,” “globalism” and immigration.

Japan's ruling LDP experienced setbacks in parliamentary elections as right-wing populist groups gained traction, potentially ...

Even as a wave of right-wing populism is sweeping Europe, the United States, India and parts of Southeast Asia, Japan has so far appeared to be immune. There are no Japanese demagogues, like Geert ...

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