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Right-Wing Shift: Japan Embraces Anti-Globalist Populism
Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against ...
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Japan's Ishiba says he'll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo Monday, July 21, 2025 after the prime minister' ...
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 ...
Why a far-right party in Japan made big gains
A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election.
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 ...
'Japanese First' party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk
The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...
How Japan had its MAGA moment
Sanseito, a right-wing populist party in Japan that enthusiastically associates itself with U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” ethos, caused a minor earthquake in the parliament’s upper ...