A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election.

Sanseito, a new far-right party with a charismatic leader, Sohei Kamiya, came up big in Japan's parliamentary election by ...

The opposition party Sanseito made a strong showing in the July 20 House of Councillors election in both constituency and ...

The founder of Sanseito is rallying young voters with a 'Japanese First' message that mirrors Trump-style populism — and it’s ...

Sohei Kamiya is a former supermarket manager and an English teacher. However, his present-day life has been defined by ...

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

The minor opposition party Sanseito, which is projected to capture double-digit seats in the July 20 Upper House election, ...

The surge in support for Sanseito and the Democratic Party for the People on July 20 was largely thanks to veteran ...

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

A nonprofit Korean organization here has sent a letter of protest to minor opposition party Sanseito after its leader Sohei ...

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

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