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'Japanese First' party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk
The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election on Sunday, gaining ...
How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?
Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...
Washington, Seoul, Beijing respond to Japan's election
In the United States, a spokesperson for the State Department said Washington looks forward to continuing to work with Japan's government across a broad agenda of bilateral, regional and global issues ...
Japan Election Throws a Wrench in Trade Talks
A bad night for the ruling coalition could cost the prime minister his job and make it harder to strike a deal with ...
Japan election results: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to be removed soon? Question rises after ruling coalition loses Sunday's vote
Japanese voters angry at inflation turned to other parties, notably the "Japanese first" Sanseito, which made strong gains ...
Analysis: How Japan's cost-of-living crisis weighed on voters
NHK World's political correspondant Kikuyama Kengo talks about how voters' focus on Japan's cost-of-living crisis may have ...