TOKYO—The surprising success story of Sunday’s election in Japan was a political party born online during the pandemic that tapped into a wellspring of discontent over issues galvanizing voters ...

A far-right populist party in Japan is courting allies of Donald Trump as it builds on its recent electoral gains. Sanseito uprooted Japan’s political foundations when it won 14 new seats in the House ...

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Kamiya Sohei, leader of the rightwing Sanseito party, delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 21, 2025. Credit - Kyodo News via Getty Images Japanese politics have long been staid. The center-right Liberal ...

TOKYO—Sanae Takaichi’s victory in a leadership election in Japan represents another notable win for a resurgent global conservatism that is drawing strength from voter anger over issues such as ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's far-right populist Sanseito party was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election, attracting many voters with its “Japanese First" platform that included ...

Japanese populist Sohei Kamiya stunned many in the country when his Sanseitō party won 14 seats in Japan’s Upper House elections last week. "From supermarket manager to bright political star … ...

The Japanese upper house election last week offered voters an opportunity to embrace stability or deliver change. The results landed somewhere in between, and the indecisive result will pose a ...

The populist Sanseitō party was one of the biggest winners in Japan’s recent upper house election. While the party harped on many of the key themes that animate far-right ideology, the increasing ...

Kamiya Sohei, leader of the rightwing Sanseito party, delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 21, 2025. Kamiya Sohei, leader of the rightwing Sanseito party, delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 21, ...