Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid ...

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.

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

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

Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...

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

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against “elitism,” “globalism” and immigration. While Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru ...

A mix of LDP hubris and inaction contributed to its electoral setback – and the rise of textbook-style populism.

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

Japan's ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, failed to secure a majority in the upper house election, ...

There’s a widespread view that populism is on the rise, from the United States and Turkey to India and Hungary. What is fueling this movement? Populism is a political ideology that positions “the ...

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