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

Right-wing populists, viral social media posts, and deep-seated economic anxieties have amplified the belief that foreigners ...

It won its first seat in the upper house in 2022, following a campaign in which it fashioned itself as an "anti-globalist" ...

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

Premier says he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with US, but analysts say he faces political headwinds.

The PM's departure less than a year after taking office will trigger a succession battle within the ruling Liberal Democratic party.

With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party ruling coalition may lose its majority in the upper house in an election on Sunday, which could heighten calls for the government to boost spending and cut tax ...

Yuta Kato is increasingly annoyed by foreigners ignorant of Japan's social etiquette, whether that involves blocking the ...

A bad night for the ruling coalition could cost the prime minister his job and make it harder to strike a deal with Washington before the August tariff deadline.

Japan's Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya reacts as he speaks to the members of the media, on the day of upper house election, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan , July 20, 2025.