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

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

It won its first seat in the upper house in 2022, following a campaign in which it fashioned itself as an "anti-globalist" ...

Japanese markets were closed for a holiday, but the rise in the yen and Nikkei futures showed investors had already priced in ...

Japan's far-right Sanseito party has emerged as a political force after securing a record number of seats in the recent upper ...

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

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

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.

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

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

The Bank of Japan should hold off raising interest rates until the economy achieves a stronger recovery, Sohei Kamiya, head ...

Japanese PM Ishiba's coalition lost its upper house majority, compounding earlier lower house losses. The right-wing Sanseito ...