Japan’s right wing Sanseito party made surprise gains in Sunday’s election after running an anti-foreigner campaign ...

The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

Sanseitō, an ultranationalist populist party, gained in Japan’s elections after framing immigration as a central issue.

A mix of LDP hubris and inaction contributed to its electoral setback – and the rise of textbook-style populism.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledges to remain in office after his coalition's defeat in upper house elections. Facing internal and external pressures, Ishiba grapples with rising consumer ...

Japanese voters are participating in a crucial upper house election that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru ...