US EditionHow Did a Right-Wing Populist Party that Began on YouTube Win Big in Japan’s Recent Election?
JAPAN, JUL 20 – Sanseito’s 14-seat win marks a surge fueled by anti-immigration and nationalist sentiment, disrupting the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s long-standing dominance, analysts say.
- On July 20, in Japan's House of Councillors election, the relatively new Sanseito party won 14 seats.
- Founded in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Sanseito first gained traction with anti-vaccine and anti-globalist videos, reflecting voter discontent over immigration and economic stagnation.
- Sohei Kamiya said the `Japanese First` slogan aimed to rebuild livelihoods by resisting globalism, winning support among young conservatives online and cutting into the LDP's base.
- LDP's diminished majority in both houses underscores government turmoil, as the ruling coalition lost control after Sanseito's surge in support.
- If it wins 50 to 60 Lower House seats, Sanseito could pursue coalition government formation, though it's too early to confirm whether it can sustain its momentum.
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With the Trump-Devise, the Sanseito party has increased strongly in the upper house elections. Party founder Kamiya bet against foreign tourists and wants Japanese women to think of children instead of careers.
Rightwing populist Sanseitō party shakes Japan with election surge
Japan held elections for its upper house, the House of Councillors, on July 20. The vote proved a challenge for the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP), which has been reeling from corruption scandals, rising prices and US tariffs on Japanese exports. The ruling coalition, composed of the LDP and its junior partner, Kōmeitō, lost its majority in the house. While the centre-left Constitutional Democratic party maintained its positi…
The right-wing populist wave, inspired by US President Donald Trump, has reached Japan. A party with a “Japan First” slogan saw a sharp increase in support in this weekend’s parliamentary elections. Dissatisfaction with the ruling LDP’s inability to tackle inflation has paved the way for the far right.
The ex-YouTuber Sohei Kamiya admires the US president, sympathizes with the AfD and propagates »Japanese first«. His right-wing radical party triumphed in the election. A novelty in Tokyo.
Japan’s ‘Trump Inspired’ Rightwing Surge Leads to Crushing Defeat of Liberal PM Ishiba
(The Gateway Pundit)—Something is happening in Japan. By now, we all know the games that the MSM plays. Look what they say about the new Japanese electoral phenomenon, Sanseito: Reuters calls it a ‘Fringe far-right party’, and ‘Inspired by Trump’. Tokyo Weekender calls it a ‘Conspiracy-laced movement’, while the Korean paper The Star calls them a ‘Japanese First party’. The epithets come hard and fast: ‘Ultraconservative’, ‘Right-wing populist’,…
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