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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 parties surged.

Reuters on MSN · 1h

'Japanese First' party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election on Sunday, gaining support with warnings of a "silent invasion" of immigrants, and pledges for tax cuts and welfare spending.

The World from PRX · 13h

Far-right ‘Japanese First’ party gains seats in elections

Japan’s elections on Sunday saw the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its longstanding majority, while a far-right nationalist “Japanese First” party gained ground. Also, vaccine rates are stalling,

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World Socialist Web Site · 2h

Japanese ruling coalition loses its upper house majority

The ruling LDP and its junior partner Komeito both suffered significant losses amid widespread concerns over the rising cost of living and hostility to the political establishment as a whole.

Reuters · 1d

Investors on Japan's upper house election outcome

Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power even as he vowed to remain party leader, citing a looming tariff deadline with the United States.

The Financial Times · 1d

Japan’s Ishiba loses majority in election blow

Japan’s Liberal Democratic party, the political bloc that has governed the country almost exclusively for 70 years, has lost its majority in both houses of parliament for the first time. The LDP and its coalition partner,

12h

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 ...

14h

Young Voters Are Pulling Japan to the Right. But How Far?

The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the ...

9hon MSN

Japan's prime minister feels pressure after election losses

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Council on Foreign Relations10h

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 ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)13h

Japan’s Ishiba says he’ll stay in office to tackle rising prices and U.S. tariffs despite election loss

Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a ...

1dOpinion

Japan’s Leader Has Lost His ‘Mandate of Heaven’

Shigeru Ishiba is clinging on to power after the latest rebuke from the electorate. With crucial trade talks on the line, ...

The New York Sun10h

‘Japanese First’: Right-Leaning Party That Few Had Heard of Echoes Themes Being Sounded in America by Trump

The era of predictable elections is over, though Prime Minister Ishiba vows to remain in office. Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and ...

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The rise of the far-right 'Japanese First' party

It won its first seat in the upper house in 2022, following a campaign in which it fashioned itself as an "anti-globalist" party. Supporters at rallies spoke of a world where a cabal of globalists and ...

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