Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat, a source told ...

Shigeru Ishiba had conveyed his intention to step down to those close to him, following the announcement Wednesday of a ...

A once fringe opposition party in Japan has become the fourth largest in parliament by pushing a nationalist "Japanese First" agenda.

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. Sanseito ...

Among them is the "Japanese First" Sanseito far-right group which surged in Sunday's vote, growing its representation in the 248-seat upper house to 14 from one. The party has attracted voters with ...

Sanseito, which is proposing a "Japanese first" policy, has garnered support, and it appears that other conservative parties are also fishing for votes.

Sanseito, under its "Japanese First" banner, has gained traction among conservatives with nationalist and anti-establishment beliefs, while fueling controversy in recent elections. The party, which ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sohei Kamiya, leader of the populist minor opposition Sanseito party, has courted controversy ahead of Japan's House of Councillors election with his comment that "only young ...

Campaigning for Japan's upper house election started Thursday, with unpopular Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba fighting to maintain the ruling coalition's majority.