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Japan, Sanseito and Upper House Election

Far-right 'Japanese First' party Sanseito emerges as fourth-largest opposition force in parliament

While Sanseito fell short of its goal of securing 20 seats — the threshold required to submit budget proposals — it now holds enough seats to introduce nonspending bills in the Upper House, which onl...

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'Japanese First' party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk

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Japan First “Sanseito Party” Biggest Winner Upper House Election

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Japan's Ishiba Says He'll Stay in Office to Tackle Inflation and US Tariffs Despite Election Loss

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who faced a major defeat in a key election for the smaller of Japan’s two-chamber parliament, said Monday he will stay on to tackle challenges such as rising pr...

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Japan's PM vows to stay on despite bruising election loss

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Japanese PM stays on to tackle high inflation and US tariffs despite a key election loss

The coalition is now a minority in both houses of the Diet, or parliament, though the LDP is still the leading party.

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'Japanese First' Party Emerges as Election Force With Tough Immigration Talk

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Japan's shaky government loses upper house control

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Japan ruling parties' share of votes slumps in upper house poll amid multi-polarization

The share of votes garnered by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito in the proportional representation

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How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic and campaigned on the Trumpian message “Japanese First.”

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MAGA-style 'anti-globalist' politics arrives in Japan

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against "elitism", "globalism" and immigration.This includes "stricter rules and limits" on immigration and foreign capital,

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Ishiba’s last stand? Japan’s LDP in turmoil as Sanseito surge erodes PM’s grip on power

Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's already precarious position With his grasp on power slipping, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in office despite a stinging electoral rebuke that plunged his ruling coalition into fresh turmoil.

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Anti-immigration Sanseito makes gains in election after drawing attention online

The opposition party Sanseito made a strong showing in the July 20 House of Councillors election in both constituency and proportional representation races, greatly boosting its strength from the single seat it secured for the first time in the chamber in the previous 2022 election via proportional representation.

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Populism and polarisation come to Japan

Koeda Yoshiyuki, a 51-year-old supporter, called Sanseito “the only party that can truly tackle the big problems Japan faces today”. Sanseito relied on social media, especially YouTube, to reach voters disheartened with politics-as-usual.

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Sanseito’s ‘Japanese First’ gains traction amid concerns over immigration, economy

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

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Sanseito, the ‘Japanese first’ party that emerged through YouTube during Covid-19, deals big blow to Japan PM Ishiba’s coalition

In a significant political shift, Prime Minister Ishiba's coalition lost its majority in Japan's upper house, marking the first such loss for the LDP since 1955. The far-right Sanseito party gained traction with anti-immigrant rhetoric,

Japan Right-Wing Party’s Gains Risk Unnerving Global Investors

The success of Japanese right-wing party Sanseito in Sunday’s upper house election has the potential to unnerve global investors, who have been among the strongest supporters of the nation’s equity markets.

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‘Japanese First’: Right-Leaning Party That Few Had Heard of Echoes Themes Being Sounded in America by Trump

The era of predictable elections is over, though Prime Minister Ishiba vows to remain in office. Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.