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Rightwing populist Sanseitō party shakes Japan with election surge

Japan held elections for its upper house, the House of Councillors, on July 20. The vote proved a challenge for the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP), which has been reeling from corruption scandals, rising prices and US tariffs on Japanese exports.

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025

Far-right 'Japanese First' party Sanseito emerges as fourth-largest opposition force in parliament

Campaigning under the nationalist slogan "Japanese First," the party capitalised on growing public frustration with immigration, inflation and the ruling coalition's performance.

Euronews · Jul 21, 2025

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba clings to power after bruising defeat in parliament

Japan’s ruling alliance no longer holds majority in either house of parliament

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Japan PM's Future In Doubt After Election Debacle

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future was unclear Monday after his coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a right-wing populist party.

International Business Times · Jul 20, 2025

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Rapidly Diminishing PM

Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy and making military models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister looked at risk of coming unstuck on Sunday.

International Business Times · Jul 20, 2025

Japan’s ruling alliance likely to lose upper house majority, exit poll says

While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba’s government falls, it heaps pressure on the leader.

Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2025

Japan PM Faces Reckoning In Upper House Election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a reckoning from voters on Sunday with upper house elections that could end his premiership and see a right-wing populist party make inroads.

International Business Times · Jul 19, 2025

Japan’s minority gov’t faces election setback over inflation, immigration

Soaring prices and anti-foreigner sentiment have become central issues for much of Japan’s electorate.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2025

'Clumsy' Japanese PM Ishiba's Future In The Balance

Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy, cigarettes and making models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister could go up in smoke this weekend.

International Business Times · Jul 19, 2025

How Japan’s hard-right populists are profiting from anti-foreign sentiment and a cost of living crunch

Nationalists win over disaffected first-time voters with a call for a return to family values and curbs on immigration

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2025