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Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right

Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party suffered a defeat in parliamentary elections on Sunday that saw new right-wing populist groups make gains, heralding what could be a tectonic shift in ...

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'Japanese First' party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk

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How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?

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Market Rundown: Japan's PM loses majority, but markets expected worse

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in office on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections, prompting some of his own party to deliberate...

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The rise of the far-right 'Japanese First' party

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Japan's PM vows to stay on despite bruising election loss

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'Japanese First' Party Emerges as Election Force With Tough Immigration Talk

"The phrase Japanese First was meant to express rebuilding Japanese people's livelihoods by resisting globalism. I am not saying that we should completely ban foreigners or that every foreigner shoul...

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Young Voters Are Pulling Japan to the Right. But How Far?

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Japan PM Ishiba vows to stay on after bruising election defeat

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Japan’s ruling coalition loses majority: What Trump-inspired right-wing party’s gains mean

The success of the Sanseito party could reshape Japan’s domestic and foreign policy. It also aligns Japan with political trends in many other parts of the world.

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Japan's ruling coalition gov't loses majority in Upper House

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Japan’s Ishiba loses majority in election blow

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Asian Markets Are Mixed and Japan's Shares Slip After Election Leaves Ishiba's Future in Doubt

Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes inched to more records at the start of a week of profit updates from big U.S. companies.

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Japan PM laments ‘harsh’ election result as upper house control slips

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Japan PM's future in doubt after election debacle

Voters angry at inflation turned to other parties, notably the "Japanese first" Sanseito, which made strong gains with its "anti-globalist" drive reminiscent of US President Donald Trump's agenda.

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FxWirePro: USD/JPY declines as markets dgest Japan election results

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Japan’s PM refuses to step down despite hard-Right surge

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Why a far-right party in Japan made big gains

A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election

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Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports

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Trump-inspired 'Japanese First' party gains ground in Japan

Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's upper house elections, suggesting a notable shift in the country's traditionally centrist landscape.

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What’s Next? Japanese Voters Hand the LDP Yet Another Loss

Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on Sunday, the second electoral loss since coming into office last fall.

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What is behind the rise of the 'Japanese First' far-right?

Sanseito, a new far-right party with a charismatic leader, Sohei Kamiya, came up big in Japan's parliamentary election by running on an anti-immigration, nationalist platform under the slogan "Japanese First.

The Economist23h

Populism and polarisation come to Japan

Koeda Yoshiyuki, a 51-year-old supporter, called Sanseito “the only party that can truly tackle the big problems Japan faces today”. Sanseito relied on social media, especially YouTube, to reach voters disheartened with politics-as-usual.

The New York Sun19h

‘Japanese First’: Right-Leaning Party That Few Had Heard of Echoes Themes Being Sounded in America by Trump

The era of predictable elections is over, though Prime Minister Ishiba vows to remain in office. Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.