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Why a ‘mini Trump' is breaking through in Japan
As President Donald Trump’s tariffs add to a sense of uncertainty in Japan, the Sanseito party and its leader Sohei Kamiya ...
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Political Shift in Japan: LDP Loses Majority Amid Rising Populism
The Japanese ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the upper house, marking a political ...
Japan’s Ishiba finds unlikely support to stay in power, and prevent far-right shift
Fears of a ‘far-right’ government have sparked an unlikely online campaign, even among political opponents, urging Shigeru ...
Trump-inspired 'Japanese First' party gains ground in Japan
Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...
Japan could be in a weaker position in trade talks after Ishiba's upper house defeat, experts say
Japan's embattled prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, fresh off a crushing defeat in upper house elections over the weekend, will ...
Far-right 'Japanese First' party Sanseito emerges as fourth-largest opposition force in parliament
Sanseito, a far-right nationalist group founded just four years ago, walked away from Sunday’s upper house election with 14 ...
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...
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What’s Next? Japanese Voters Hand the LDP Yet Another Loss
Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on ...
Get Ready For Pricier Japanese Cars
That's especially good for Japanese carmakers, which faced even higher rates. From Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump ...
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Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to Resign After Election Defeat
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is preparing to step down following the Liberal Democratic Partys (LDP) significant ...