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

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

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

Despite losing his parliamentary majority after a strong showing by right-wing populists, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants ...

Japan’s ruling coalition suffered the widely expected loss of its majority in the July 20 election, as young voters shifted to the populist right. As a result, Shigeru Ishiba’s prime ministership now ...

A spike in approval for a minor party is alarming some ahead of elections. But the nation lacks the kindling for a populist ...

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

Sanseito's emergence has caught Japan's community of foreign residents by surprise, with the party's anti-foreigner rhetoric causing concern among many Japanese and non-Japanese alike.

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

A right-wing populist party, Sanseito, led by a former supermarket manager, has surprisingly won big in Japan's recent ...

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

Kamiya’s Sanseito gains ground with anti-globalism and immigration concerns, shaking up politics dominated by Ishiba’s LDP.