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Why a far-right party in Japan made big gains
Japan's far-right populist Sanseito party was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election, attracting ...
A Populist Party That Began on YouTube Helped Disrupt Japan’s Ruling Coalition
The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political ...
Far-right 'Japanese First' party Sanseito emerges as fourth-largest opposition force in parliament
Campaigning under the nationalist slogan “Japanese First,” the party capitalised on growing public frustration with ...
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‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
The small rightwing populist party led by firebrand Sohei Kamiya won 14 seats in Sunday’s Upper House election.
Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan
Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid ...
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 ...
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 ...
Young Voters Are Pulling Japan to the Right. But How Far?
Anti-establishment parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite struck a chord with working-age ...
What is behind the rise of the 'Japanese First' far-right?
Sanseito, a new far-right party with a charismatic leader, Sohei Kamiya, came up big in Japan's parliamentary election by ...