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Sanseito party

(参政党)

Sanseito party
参政党
The latest news and top stories on Sanseito party, a Japanese political party dedicated to ultra-conservative values and a "Japanese First" agenda. Founded in 2020, it focuses on national security, education, food sovereignty, traditional culture, anti-immigration policies, skepticism towards globalism and certain public health mandates.
Souvenirs featuring a photo of Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are seen at a gift shop in Nara. Photo: AFP
Japan

Japan’s Takaichi faces uphill task in election as opposition unites

Takaichi’s LDP is expected to lose millions of votes as Komeito allies with the CDP after ending its coalition with the ruling party.

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Security or freedom? Japan’s proposed anti-spy laws raise human rights concerns

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Can Japan find space for Muslim burials? Not if right-wing rhetoric prevails

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‘Leave Japan’: xenophobic note to Malaysian teacher draws outrage and support

The note, which told foreigners they were ‘not welcome’, was taped to the door and car of a Malaysian teacher living in Yokohama.

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Photos posted to social media by Malaysian teacher Banden Tong showing the xenophobic note that he said had been taped to his front door and car. Photo: Threads / banden_tong
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Are lurid stories in Japan of crimes in Europe tilting more voters to the right?

Such stories published by local media have coincided with the rise of anti-immigrant parties in Japan, analysts say.

Japan

Japan is getting a new leader, but her government could be over before it begins

Sanae Takaichi’s hardline views on immigration and wartime history have put her at odds with the ruling LDP’s long-time coalition partner.

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‘New era’: Japan’s LDP elects Sanae Takaichi, poised to be first female PM

She was elected LDP president on Saturday after winning a run-off vote against Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of a former prime minister.

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Newly-elected leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday. Photo: AP
Japan

Japan’s Thatcher-inspired Takaichi aims for PM despite gender gap

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favourite and will make history as Japan’s first female prime minister.

United States

Opinion | How Maga support is firing up the far-right in South Korea and Japan

Charlie Kirk’s visits to Seoul and Tokyo just before his killing shone a spotlight on the growing relations between movements on both sides of the Pacific.

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Japan’s Komeito party facing ‘existential crisis’ after bruising election defeat

Observers say its ageing support base and weakened alliance with the ruling LDP have left the faith-linked party in political limbo.

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Makoto Nishida, Komeito’s secretary general, at a public engagement in 2020. The party is now wrestling with what it describes as “a crisis of the party’s survival” after electoral losses and waning influence. Photo: Senado Federal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Japan

Charlie Kirk boasted about Trump’s win in Seoul, told Japan to fight globalism

The right-wing activist championed conservative ideals at events in the two countries days before he was shot dead in Utah.

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Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in Utah on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Who will be Japan’s next PM? Ruling party grapples with a ‘poisoned chalice’

A charismatic scion and a hawkish protégé are the apparent front runners to lead the LDP, but can anyone restore public trust in the party?

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Australian tourist’s Japan cemetery stunt sparks travel warning, outrage

Lochie Jones apologised after a video of him drinking offerings from a graveyard stoked backlash in Japan.

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‘Good’: Elon Musk’s one-word endorsement of anti-immigration rally in Japan

The Tesla and SpaceX chief and former Trump adviser has been known to back far-right parties in other countries in the past.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk salutes the crowd in Washington, DC, on January 20. Photo: AFP
Japan

Japan loses nearly 1 million people in 16th straight year of population decline

While the number of native Japanese fell by a record 908,000, foreign residents increased amid debate over immigration policy.

Pedestrians walk through a crossing at Shinjuku business and shopping district in Tokyo. According to government data, the country’s population decline accelerated due amid record low births. Photo: EPA-EFE
Japan

Meet the woman refusing to be silenced by Japan’s far-right

Tsurugashima City lawmaker Megumi Fukushima is a vocal critic of the ‘Japanese First’ party Sanseito.

China-Japan relations

China’s Tokyo embassy sounds alarm after 2 citizens attacked in Japan

Japan urged to take swift action to track down 4 suspects who set upon the victims with iron bars.

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The View | Inflation, political turmoil won’t put investors off Japanese property

Rising prices and anti-establishment populism are not enough to undermine the factors underpinning the strength of Japan’s property market.

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Supporters of Japan’s Sanseito party leader react during the party’s rally in Tokyo on July 21, a day after the upper house election. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan’s ruling LDP tips into crisis mode with PM’s expected exit

As rumours swirl of Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation, a leadership contest now looms that risks tearing the ruling Liberal Democratic Party apart.

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Japan rides populist wave driven by Trump, Farage and Russian bots

Kamiya’s Sanseito gains ground with anti-globalism and immigration concerns, shaking up politics dominated by Ishiba’s LDP.

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Japan’s long-dominant LDP in turmoil after far-right groups surge in polls

Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s already precarious position.

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Supporters of Japan’s Sanseito party attend a rally in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Japan

‘Are you from Japan?’ If not, that’s US$2 per entry to this temple

‘It is not discrimination,’ Nanzoin Temple’s head monk said, insisting that the money was needed to address tourists’ nuisance behaviour.

Nanzoin temple in Fukuoka prefecture, known for its 41-metre long reclining Buddha statue, has been charging foreign visitors since May. Photo: Shutterstock
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A Japanese Trump? Kamiya’s far-right Sanseito a big winner in poll

Birthed on YouTube spreading Covid-19 conspiracy theories, the party broke into mainstream politics with its populist campaign.

Japan

Japan upper house election: Ishiba accepts ‘harsh result’, will stay on as PM

The ruling LDP-led coalition failed to secure a majority in the upper house, with exit polls projecting it had only won 46 seats.

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Is Japan becoming anti-immigrant? Far-right parties gain momentum

Ahead of the House of Councillors election on Sunday, rival parties are stepping up their rhetoric over the presence of foreigners in Japan.

Voters listen to Sohei Kamiya, leader of the opposition Sanseito party in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 3. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Japan politician ups migration rhetoric, says foreigners ‘assault’ locals

Addressing an election rally, right-wing leader Naoki Hyakuta also took aim at the burial customs practised by some foreigners.

People attend an election campaign rally in Tokyo on July 3. Photo: EPA
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