A far-right populist party in Japan is courting allies of Donald Trump as it builds on its recent electoral gains. Sanseito uprooted Japan’s political foundations when it won 14 new seats in the House ...

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Japanese populist Sohei Kamiya stunned many in the country when his Sanseitō party won 14 seats in Japan’s Upper House elections last week. "From supermarket manager to bright political star … ...

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic and campaigned on the Trumpian message “Japanese First.” Now Japan’s ...

TOKYO—The surprising success story of Sunday’s election in Japan was a political party born online during the pandemic that tapped into a wellspring of discontent over issues galvanizing voters ...

Kamiya Sohei, leader of the rightwing Sanseito party, delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 21, 2025. Kamiya Sohei, leader of the rightwing Sanseito party, delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 21, ...

Kamiya Sohei, leader of the rightwing Sanseito party, delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 21, 2025. Credit - Kyodo News via Getty Images Japanese politics have long been staid. The center-right Liberal ...