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

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid ...

With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery ...

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

Mr Kamiya’s Sanseito party has also drafted a new Japanese constitution, which would restore some of the emperor’s political ...

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

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

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

Sohei Kamiya is a former supermarket manager and an English teacher. However, his present-day life has been defined by ...

Right‑wing firebrands like Javier Milei in Argenitna and Giorgia Meloni of Italy have made strong careers railing against “elitism,” “globalism” and immigration. It’s part of a movement capitalising ...

The opposition party Sanseito made a strong showing in the July 20 House of Councillors election in both constituency and ...

A rice crisis once brought down a Japanese government during massive protests in the early 20th century due to the rise in ...