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

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

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 ...

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

TOKYO -- Populist upstart party Sanseito, which has gained traction with a "Japanese First" message, is in hot water after reports that one of its candidates for Sunday's upper house election did an ...

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

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

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

Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in memory and a possible defeat for the coalition of Prime ...

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

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

This came in response to the surge in online searches following the United Kingdom's move to leave the European Union due to ...