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

The right-wing populist party Sanseito made big strides in parliamentary elections in Japan, capitalizing on concerns about the economy, immigration and overtourism.

The minor opposition party Sanseito, which is projected to capture double-digit seats in the July 20 Upper House election, ...

Russia, China, and South Korea are trying to predict what the rise of Japan’s far right will mean for their interests.

Sanseito, which flies a “Japanese First” banner explicitly inspired by US President Donald Trump, gained 14 seats in the ...

Japan's far-right Sanseito party has emerged as a political force after securing a record number of seats in the recent upper ...

In a result few predicted, the far-right Sanseito party has come out as one of the main winners in Japan’s upper house ...

"They are the party of YouTube," said Jeffrey Hall, a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies who has authored ...

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

The right-wing populist party Sanseito, which made significant gains in the recent House of Councillors election, removed a ...

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