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 ...

Japanese voters are participating in a crucial upper house election that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru ...

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 ...

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

Ahead of the House of Councillors election on Sunday, rival parties are stepping up their rhetoric over the presence of ...

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

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

For many years, it has been common knowledge that Japan is the only Group of Seven member that is immune to political populism. This conventional wisdom is now being shaken up.

In a result few predicted, the far-right Sanseito party has come out as one of the main winners in Japan’s upper house ...

Japan's upper house election on Sunday could shake up politics, with rising prices and a populist party gaining ground.

Ahead of a major global election year, populism remains strong Paris, February 15th, 2024 - Ipsos, one of the world's leading market research comp ...