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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Birthed on YouTube spreading Covid-19 conspiracy theories, the party broke into mainstream politics with its populist ...

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 ...

The ruling LDP and its junior partner Komeito both suffered significant losses amid widespread concerns over the rising cost ...

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

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.