The current political crisis is the result of a July 20 election in Japan’s upper house, the less-powerful chamber in ...

With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

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

Sohei Kamiya's Sanseitō Party won 14 seats in Japan's Upper House elections, appealing to young voters with a "Japanese first ...

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The rise of the right-wing populist party Sanseito in the Japanese upper house election has sparked fears of anti-foreigner ...

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.

Discussions of the new trade deal with Japan – including my own comments here -- remind me that it is incumbent on all of us who write about trade to be honest about how much politics, and not pure ...

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Liberal Democratic Party loses control of the Upper House in Japan as right-wing parties gain ground with younger voters amid ...

Japan’s right wing Sanseito party made surprise gains in Sunday’s election after running an anti-foreigner campaign ...

An analysis of voter trends in both parties in the months leading up to the election has indicated a significant shift to ...