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MAGA-style 'Anti-globalist' Politics Arrives In Japan

The "Japanese first" Sanseito party increased its seats from just two to 15 in Sunday's upper house elections (Credit: AFP)

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against "elitism", "globalism" and immigration.

While Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition lost its upper house majority in an election on Sunday, the "Japanese first" Sanseito party, created only five years ago, increased its seats from two to 15.

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