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

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

Last Sunday, a once obscure far-right party, Sanseito, surged from one to 15 seats in the elections, making them a serious ...

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

After back-to-back defeats in both houses—a historic first in 70 years for the Liberal Democratic Party—the latest Upper ...

U.S. Congress and the American public support a stronger alliance with Japan, and the Trump administration’s own strategy to ...

An analysis of voter trends in both parties in the months leading up to the election has indicated a significant shift to ...

The rise of the right-wing populist party Sanseito in the Japanese upper house election has sparked fears of anti-foreigner ...

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Monday to stay in office and ruled out expanding his ruling coalition - composed ...

U.S. and world stocks posted solid gains on Monday as the dollar and bond yields fell, while encouraging corporate earnings ...

The Texas GOP knows the risk. In the 2010s, the Republican-controlled Legislature drew political lines that helped pad the ...