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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Adding to the shock of this year's Upper House elections was the surge in votes for Sanseito, a far-right populist party that campaigned on a mix of tax cutting, vaccine skepticism and restrictions on immigration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/politics/sanseito-foreigners-populist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanseito #ldp #socialmedia #foreignworkers #soheikamiya

The Japan Times

What’s driving the far-right voters who shook Japanese politics

Sanseito’s slogan is 'Japanese First,” and it campaigned on a mix of tax cutting, vaccine skepticism and restrictions on immigration and foreign investment.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics for most of the postwar era, is in danger of crumbling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/politics/japan-ruling-party-ldp-in-danger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #farmers #agriculture #rurallife #rice #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #sanseito

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The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling

Long-time supporters are questioning if the Liberal Democratic Party still stands for them even as populist and far-right challengers make inroads.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Can former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi win back conservative voters? Maybe not. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/politics/takaichi-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #sanseito

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Can Takaichi win back conservative voters? Maybe not.

The conservative champion has been trying to soften her image to reach more moderate voters — the party’s largest support base.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Japan's far-right Sanseito party has set up an international arm to court U.S. President Donald Trump's allies, betting that global conservative recognition will help it shake up staid Japanese politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/politics/sanseito-seeks-global-recognition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanseito #2025upperhouseelection #soheikamiya #stevebannon #charliekirk

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

As Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party shifts left, influenced by liberal powerbrokers, its conservative wing weakens, internal rifts widen and weak leadership contenders risk fracturing the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/30/japan/the-last-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #takayukikobayashi #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #diet #yoshimasahayashi #cdp #dpp #sanseito #nipponishinnokai

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Japan's opposition parties are bracing themselves for the possibility of a snap election for Japan's Lower House once the Liberal Democratic Party elects its next leader in October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/japan/politics/opposition-parties-wary-of-possible-early-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#lowerhouse #ldp #dpp #cdp #sanseito #nipponishinnokai

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The sudden death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the differing reactions to it highlighted the depth of political divisions in the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/world/politics/charlie-kirk-death-us-divisions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #charliekirk #us #donaldtrump #guns #sanseito #democrats #republicans

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

U.S. right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was part of a constellation of influencers who helped amplify Republican President Donald Trump's agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/world/politics/kirk-trump-2024-victory-key-role/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #charliekirk #us #donaldtrump #guns #sanseito

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

To become prime minister, whoever wins the Liberal Democratic Party presidency on Oct. 4 must work to secure the necessary votes in parliament from the opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/politics/pm-and-opposition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #komeito #dpp #nipponishinnokai #sanseito#toshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi#sanaetakaichi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Elon Musk has voiced support for an anti-immigration demonstration in Japan, commenting "Good" on a video posted on X by an account called The British Patriot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/anti-immigration-support-musk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #elonmusk #socialmedia #sanseito #immigration

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Japan’s largest opposition party is softening its stance toward Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s minority government in a bid to “improve” Japanese politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/politics/cdp-current-status/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #dpp #sanseito #ldp #yoshihikonoda#ichiroozawa #shigeruishiba

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the 80th anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/lawmakers-visit-yasukuni-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#yasukunishrine #wwii #ldp #sanseito #shinjirokoizumi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Sanseito, a fast-rising conservative party, is challenging Japan’s political mainstream with traditionalist ideas, controversial views on foreigners and ambitious plans for a new Constitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/29/japan/who-is-the-real-sanseito/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #soheikamiya #ldp #constitution #immigration

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Russia, China and South Korea are trying to predict what the rise of Japan’s far right will mean for their interests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/28/japan/japans-neighbors-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #2025upperhouseelection #southkorea #northkorea #china #russia

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

An opposition push to abolish a provisional gasoline tax is the first test facing the minority government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after it lost control of the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/politics/gas-tax-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #shigeruishiba #gas #diet #nipponishinnokai #dpp #reiwashinsengumi #sanseito #jcp #sdp #teammirai #cpj

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Japan’s ruling coalition is weakening as rising populist parties like Sanseito gain support, raising concerns that Japan could shift toward unstable multiparty coalition politics similar to Israel’s fragmented Knesset. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/japans-legislature-unstable-like-israels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #komeito #ldp #shigeruishiba #israel #knesset

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The LDP’s historic Upper House defeat leaves the party fragmented and searching for a capable leader who can reunite conservatives, modernize its appeal, deliver real policies and rebuild its internal power structure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/who-will-save-the-liberal-democratic-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ishinnokai #cdp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Japan’s ruling LDP-Komeito bloc lost big, smaller parties gained ground and the country now faces a more fractured, uncertain political future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/07/25/shellacking-leaves-japanese-politics-in-limbo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ishinnokai #cdp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Japan’s recent election fueled immigration fears, but the foreign resident population remains small, integrated and vital to counter population decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/23/japan/japan-can-accept-more-foreign-residents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #2025upperhouseelection #immigration #tourism #japaneseeconomy

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Backers of the center-right Democratic Party for the People abandoned it for the populist right-wing Sanseito in the months leading up to Sunday’s Upper House election, an analysis of voter trends has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/politics/dpp-sanseito-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanseito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection

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