A fringe far-right populist party Sanseito was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election, attracting ...

Right‑wing firebrands like Javier Milei in Argenitna and Giorgia Meloni of Italy have made strong careers railing against “elitism,” “globalism” and immigration. It’s part of a movement capitalising ...

Sanseito: How a far-right Japanese First party gained new ground. Does this signal an enduring shift to the right in Japan?

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid ...

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

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

Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of ...

Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a ...

Anti-establishment parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite struck a chord with working-age ...

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

Japan’s relatively new Sanseito party won 14 seats in Sunday’s election, a sizable gain for the party. Its platform includes a "Japanese first" agenda.

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