Sanseito, a far-right nationalist group founded just four years ago, walked away from Sunday’s upper house election with 14 ...

"They are the party of YouTube," said Jeffrey Hall, a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies who has authored ...

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

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

Russia, China, and South Korea are trying to predict what the rise of Japan’s far right will mean for their interests.

On any list of central bankers dying to get off this crazy thing called 2025, Japan’s Kazuo Ueda deserves a spot at the very ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he wants to oversee the "steady" implementation of a recently clinched trade deal ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future is uncertain but an unlikely campaign for him to stay was growing online this ...

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe edged down 0.1%, but remained just below an all-time peak from Thursday. The index is ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff ...

The LDP is divided on PM Ishiba's future and, despite his denials, he may resign by August after key political events.

In Japan’s July 20 House of Councillors election, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the largest political party in Japan, ...