The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political class dismissed as out of touch.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a weekend election, says he will decide on whether to resign after closely studying the tariff deal just struck with the United States.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied reports of his resignation, despite growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a weekend election, saying instead he wants to make sure a new tariff agreement with the United States is appropriately implemented.

Having done a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, Japan's prime minister will soon announce his resignation, reports said Wednesday, after his latest election debacle left his coalition without a majority now in both houses of parliament.

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

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