Some 19% of respondents to a July Mainichi Shimbun public opinion poll said they "have positive expectations" for Sanseito, ...

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

In the wake of the upper house election results, Japanese politics is in flux. Will emerging forces encourage a draft away ...

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

Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya's xenophobic views, antisemitic remarks and emphasis on Japan’s ethnic purity have raised alarms ...

An upstart party is gaining support ahead of elections in Japan by railing against a 'silent invasion' of immigrants, pushing ...

The question always has been how long they’d tolerate malaise. Sunday’s answer: Not any longer.

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the Upper House. Speaking to media on Sunday, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ...

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

"They are the party of YouTube," said Jeffrey Hall, a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies who has authored a book on right-wing politics in Japan.

Preparations for Japan's Upper House election are well underway. On July 20, voters will head to the polls. But how exactly ...

The ruling LDP coalition lost its upper house majority, as inflation, taxes and immigration help the opposition.