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In the wake of the upper house election results, Japanese politics is in flux. Will emerging forces encourage a draft away ...
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 ...
The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...
An upstart party is gaining support ahead of elections in Japan by railing against a 'silent invasion' of immigrants, pushing ...
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya's xenophobic views, antisemitic remarks and emphasis on Japan’s ethnic purity have raised alarms ...
The question always has been how long they’d tolerate malaise. Sunday’s answer: Not any longer.
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.
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is "seriously concerned" that Myanmar's planned elections without release of those detained could ...
Eight of the 125 successful candidates in the July House of Councillors election believe Japan should arm itself with nuclear ...
The results of the election in Japan’s House of Councillors highlight a key trend: An era of political fragmentation in ...
“Kamiya sort of positions himself as a mini-Trump,” Kingston, the Asian studies professor, tells TIME. “He’s appealing to the ...