Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya's xenophobic views, antisemitic remarks and emphasis on Japan’s ethnic purity have raised alarms ...

The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...

The LDP’s loss in the upper house is another blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has been struggling to close a trade ...

A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election ...

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

An upstart party is gaining support ahead of elections in Japan by railing against a 'silent invasion' of immigrants, pushing ...

After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he will make a decision on resigning over a historic defeat of his ruling party ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff ...

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