Campaigning under the nationalist slogan “Japanese First,” the party capitalised on growing public frustration with ...

The right-wing populist party Sanseito, which made significant gains in the recent House of Councillors election, removed a ...

Yuta Kato is increasingly annoyed by foreigners ignorant of Japan's social etiquette, whether that involves blocking the ...

The prospect of someone as premier with hawkish views on Japanese history and China has fuelled online calls for the moderate ...

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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 fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya's xenophobic views, antisemitic remarks and emphasis on Japan’s ethnic purity have raised alarms ...

In a significant political shift, Prime Minister Ishiba's coalition lost its majority in Japan's upper house, marking the ...

The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political ...

In a result few predicted, the far-right Sanseito party has come out as one of the main winners in Japan’s upper house ...