Japanese politics is different in many ways, but in one, it’s having what appears to be an analogous moment: “Honestly ...

STORY: Yuta Kato is among a growing number of Japanese voters drawn to the far-right Sanseito party, annoyed by foreigners he ...

The right-wing populist party Sanseito made big strides in parliamentary elections in Japan, capitalizing on concerns about ...

Nearly half of people in Japan expect little from Sanseito, the populist party that made significant gains in the latest House of Councillors･･･ ...

With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

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

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

TOKYO -- Winning 25 to 30 seats in Japan's next lower house election is a "realistic" goal for Sanseito, party leader Sohei Kamiya told Nikkei in a recent interview.

Is anti‑foreign sentiment rising in Japan? Is melonpan going to kill you? A quick look at Sanseito and why people are afraid.

There were a few things that might raise eyebrows, but nothing especially scary. Sanseito's published policy platform is ...

Kamiya won Sanseito’s first upper house seat in 2022. During the campaign, he published a pamphlet that claimed Jewish ...

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