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A Populist Party That Began on YouTube Helped Disrupt Japan’s Ruling Coalition

The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political ...
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Japanese PM under mounting pressure from LDP to step down over election setback

There are growing calls from within Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's own party for him to step down, after the ruling ...

Why a far-right party in Japan made big gains

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

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on after bruising election defeat

The embattled prime minister said he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with the United States and other pressing ...

Moody's Says Sales Tax Cut Impact on Japan's Rating Will Depend on Scope, Permanence

Moody's has rated Japan A1, the fifth-highest level, with a "stable" outlook since December 2014. But it warned in a report ...

Japan’s Ishiba says he’ll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his ...