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Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right

Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party suffered a defeat in parliamentary elections on Sunday that saw new right-wing populist groups make gains, heralding what could be a tectonic shift in ...

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

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How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?

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Morning Bid: Yen bounces as Japan PM hangs on

Japan's yen strengthened on Monday as embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to stay on as leader even after his ruling coalition lost its majority in Sunday's upper house elections.

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Japanese PM stays on to tackle high inflation and US tariffs despite a key election loss

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

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

“The populists appeals have found support among younger voters whose income has not grown or who feel uncomfortable seeing more foreigners,” said Harumi Arima, an independent political analyst.

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Japan PM Ishiba vows to stay on after bruising election defeat

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Yen takes Japan election in stride even as uncertainty beckons

Japan, Upper House and ruling coalition

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Japan’s ruling coalition loses majority: What Trump-inspired right-wing party’s gains mean

The success of the Sanseito party could reshape Japan’s domestic and foreign policy. It also aligns Japan with political trends in many other parts of the world.

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Japan's ruling coalition gov't loses majority in Upper House

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Investors on Japan's upper house election outcome

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Japan's Ishiba Says He'll Stay in Office to Tackle Inflation and US Tariffs Despite Election Loss

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who faced a major defeat in a key election for the smaller of Japan’s two-chamber parliament, said Monday he will stay on to tackle challenges such as rising pr...

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Market Rundown: Japan's PM loses majority, but markets expected worse

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Japan PM laments ‘harsh’ election result as upper house control slips

Opposition parties advocating for tax cuts and tougher immigration policies look set to make gains, the exit polls showed, with rising consumer prices – particularly a jump in the cost of the staple r...

Foreign Policy · 19h

Japan’s Ishiba Vows to Stay in Power After Debilitating Election Loss

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Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba signals intent to stay on despite election blow

Nikkei Asia27m

Clock ticks on Japan PM's time in office as Aug. 1 tariff deadline nears

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed stay in office to avoid a power vacuum amid tariff negotiations with the U.S., but regardless of how the talks go, he may face calls to resign from within his party after Aug. 1, when the duties are set to take effect.

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Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports

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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

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 upper house elections, suggesting a notable shift in the country's traditionally centrist landscape.

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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 Sunday, the second electoral loss since coming into office last fall.

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Japan's prime minister feels pressure after election losses

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in office, despite exit polls indicating that his Liberal Democratic Party's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the country's upper house.

The New York Sun22h

‘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 Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.