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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

02/08/2025 February 8, 2025. There has recently been a trend in elections in Europe: young voters are turning to right-wing populist and right-wing extremist parties.