TOKYO -- Populist upstart party Sanseito, which has gained traction with a "Japanese First" message, is in hot water after reports that one of its candidates for Sunday's upper house election did an ...

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

The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledges to remain in office after his coalition's defeat in upper house elections. Facing internal and external pressures, Ishiba grapples with rising consumer ...

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

Following similar trends overseas, several Japanese political parties are announcing tougher regulations against foreigners ...

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan, which has the ...

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

The issue of foreigner friendliness is of particular importance to international fund managers who have seen Tokyo lay down ...

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

Sanseito, a right-wing populist party in Japan that enthusiastically associates itself with U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

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