Japan’s right wing Sanseito party made surprise gains in Sunday’s election after running an anti-foreigner campaign ...

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

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

Sanseitō, an ultranationalist populist party, gained in Japan’s elections after framing immigration as a central issue.

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

For three years, a once fringe opposition party held just one seat in Japan's 248-seat upper house. But on Sunday, Sanseito ...

Sanseito's emergence has caught Japan's community of foreign residents by surprise, with the party's anti-foreigner rhetoric causing concern among many Japanese and non-Japanese alike.

The Sanseito party is surging in polls with anti-immigration talk, but its rise is likely just a short-lived protest vote ...

The fringe far-right Sanseito party, originating from YouTube and inspired by Trump, made significant electoral gains in Japan's upper house election by promoting anti-globalist rhetoric. The party ...

In Japan's recent parliamentary election, the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba failed to secure a ...

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

A spike in approval for a minor party is alarming some ahead of elections. But the nation lacks the kindling for a populist ...