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Will Japan become the latest country to fall to the populist right?
Japan’s right wing Sanseito party made surprise gains in Sunday’s election after running an anti-foreigner campaign
How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?
Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic and campaigned on the Trumpian message “Japanese First.”
Rightwing populist Sanseitō party shakes Japan with election surge
Sanseitō, an ultranationalist populist party, gained in Japan’s elections after framing immigration as a central issue.
What's next for Japan after far-right election surge?
Despite losing his parliamentary majority after a strong showing by right-wing populists, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to remain in office.
Why a ‘mini Trump' is breaking through in Japan
As President Donald Trump’s tariffs add to a sense of uncertainty in Japan, the Sanseito party and its leader Sohei Kamiya made gains on a “Japanese first” platform.
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How Japan's far-right party rose from YouTube to election victory
A right-wing populist party, Sanseito, led by a former supermarket manager, has surprisingly won big in Japan's recent parliamentary elections after originating on YouTube.
Echoes of Trump and Farage reach Japan as populist wave grows
Kamiya’s Sanseito gains ground with anti-globalism and immigration concerns, shaking up politics dominated by Ishiba’s LDP.
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist parties surged.
Election Surge By Rightwing Populist Sanseito Party Shakes Japan
Japan held elections for its upper house, the House of Councillors, on July 20. The vote proved a challenge for the conservative ruling Liberal Democ
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