Japan, Sanseito and Upper House Election
Digest more
Japan's far-right populist Sanseito party was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election, attracting many voters with its “Japanese First" platform that included calling for tougher restrictions on foreigners and the curtailment of gender equality and diversity policies.
7h
Amazon S3 on MSNJapan: Far-Right Sanseito Draws Large Crowd at Final Rally, Surges in Upper House Election 3On July 19, the night before Japan’s Upper House election, opposition party Sanseito held its final rally at Tokyo’s Shiba Park, attracting a crowd of over 10,000. While Japanese flags waved in support,
The small rightwing populist party led by firebrand Sohei Kamiya won 14 seats in Sunday’s Upper House election.
Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on Wednesday that he would quit after a source and media reports said he plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat.
The success of Japanese right-wing party Sanseito in Sunday’s upper house election has the potential to unnerve global investors, who have been among the strongest supporters of the nation’s equity markets.
Japanese politician Sohei Kamiya is the founder and Secretary General of the far-right political party Sanseit . Kamiya has been serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2022 through the Proportional Representation Block.