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

Campaigning under the nationalist slogan “Japanese First,” the party capitalised on growing public frustration with ...

Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's already precarious ...

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

Birthed on YouTube spreading Covid-19 conspiracy theories, the party broke into mainstream politics with its populist ...

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

The ruling LDP and its junior partner Komeito both suffered significant losses amid widespread concerns over the rising cost ...

Japan held elections for its upper house, the House of Councillors, on July 20. The vote proved a challenge for the ...

The era of predictable elections is over, though Prime Minister Ishiba vows to remain in office. Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and ...

The small rightwing populist party led by firebrand Sohei Kamiya won 14 seats in Sunday’s Upper House election.

Koeda Yoshiyuki, a 51-year-old supporter, called Sanseito “the only party that can truly tackle the big problems Japan faces ...

In a significant political shift, Prime Minister Ishiba's coalition lost its majority in Japan's upper house, marking the ...