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

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

The surge in support for Sanseito and the Democratic Party for the People on July 20 was largely thanks to veteran ...

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

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against ...

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

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' ...

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 ...

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