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

But recent developments indicate perhaps a return to the racist side of Japan that saw the wholesale slaughter Christians ...

As the United States turns inward under President Donald Trump’s second term, Japan quietly steps up to defend democracy, ...

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

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against ...

Long-ruling party faces crisis with populists capturing working people’s vote as traditional rural base shrinks ...

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid ...

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against “elitism,” “globalism” and immigration.

The once fringe Sanseito has become the fourth largest opposition party in parliament by pushing a nationalist "Japanese ...

Japan held elections for its upper house, the House of Councillors, on July 20. The vote proved a challenge for the ...