In a shock to the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party, previously fringe Sanseito won 14 seats in the 248-seat upper house on Sunday — becoming the fourth largest opposition party in parliament with ...

Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a ...

Having done a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, Japan's prime minister will soon announce his resignation, reports said Wednesday, after his latest election debacle left his coalition without ...

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will announce his resignation by ...

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

Japan’s ruling coalition suffered the widely expected loss of its majority in the July 20 election, as young voters shifted to the populist right. As a result, Shigeru Ishiba’s prime ministership now ...

Japan's prime minister is clinging to power today, but his outlook remains uncertain. This follows a weekend election that ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo Monday, July 21, 2025 after the prime minister' ...

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

Sanseito, which is proposing a "Japanese first" policy, has garnered support, and it appears that other conservative parties are also fishing for votes.

Sanseito, under its "Japanese First" banner, has gained traction among conservatives with nationalist and anti-establishment beliefs, while fueling controversy in recent elections. The party, which ...