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Japan antinuke groups criticize Sanseito politician's call for nuclear armament
The co-chair of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning atomic bomb survivors' group on July 23 criticized a member of the Sanseito party for declaring J･･･ ...
Japanese leader Ishiba vows to remain despite speculation, says he will focus on new US trade deal
TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan ...
Japan’s Ishiba denies reports he will resign, says he will focus on trade deal with the US
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied reports he plans to announce his resignation over a historic defeat of his ...
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Japan's governing coalition likely to lose upper house election, exit polls show
Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of ...
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Japan: Far-Right Sanseito Draws Large Crowd at Final Rally, Surges in Upper House Election 3
On July 19, the night before Japan’s Upper House election, opposition party Sanseito held its final rally at Tokyo’s Shiba ...
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Asia Minute: Japan's election surprise
Japan's prime minister is clinging to power today, but his outlook remains uncertain. This follows a weekend election that ...
How a far-right 'Japanese First' party made big election gains
A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election ...
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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Japan political parties pledging restrictions on foreigners with eye on ...
Sanseito, which is proposing a "Japanese first" policy, has garnered support, and it appears that other conservative parties are also fishing for votes.