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Japan's prime minister is clinging to power today, but his outlook remains uncertain. This follows a weekend election that ...

Their combined strength in the 248-seat chamber shrank to 122, down from 141 earlier.Despite this setback, Ishiba says he is not resigning, vowing to focus on trade negotiations with Donald Trump amid ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo Monday, July 21, 2025 after the prime minister' ...

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

On July 19, the night before Japan’s Upper House election, opposition party Sanseito held its final rally at Tokyo’s Shiba ...

The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political ...

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

Hundreds celebrate big wins for Japan's far-right Sanseito party in the country's upper house election:: Tokyo, Japan:::: Uta Kato, Voted for Sanseito:“The number of (foreign immigrants) who don’t ...

Japan’s relatively new Sanseito party won 14 seats in Sunday’s election, a sizable gain for the party. Its platform includes a "Japanese first" agenda.

Sanseito, under its "Japanese First" banner, has gained traction among conservatives with nationalist and anti-establishment beliefs, while fueling controversy in recent elections. The party, which ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sohei Kamiya, leader of the populist minor opposition Sanseito party, has courted controversy ahead of Japan's House of Councillors election with his comment that "only young ...