Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s aggressive tactics to lower the price of rice has left many farming communities feeling frustrated and abandoned — and that discontent may be reflected in Sunday’s vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/yamagata-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #yamagata #ldp #sanseito #cdp #dpp #jcp #2025upperhouseelection #rice #agriculture
Rising political party Sanseito is the third-most popular pick among voters ahead of Sunday's election for the Upper House, a Jiji Press opinion poll for July showed Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/japan-opposition-sanseito-support-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #surveys #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ldp #dpp
The leader of Japan’s largest opposition party has criticized the concept of “Japanese First” policy — advocated by small, right-wing party Sanseito — saying foreign residents are critical to maintaining Japan’s economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/cdp-noda-foreigners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihikonoda #cdp #sanseito #foreignworkers #expats #2025upperhouseelection
With its policies of focusing on helping Japan's working generations, many younger voters are turning to the Democratic Party for the People as an alternative to the traditionalist Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/upper-house-election-tokyo-district/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #yuichirotamaki #kazuyashimba #dpp #sanseito #ldp #2025upperhouseelection #cdp #jcp #komeito
A spike in approval for a minor party is alarming some ahead of elections. But the nation lacks the kindling for a populist fire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/15/japan/japans-rightwing-fringe-no-maga/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #immigration #2025upperhouseelection #ldp
As campaigning for the Upper House election moves into its final week, one poll shows that the ruling coalition could lose its majority in the chamber, which could lead to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/politics/upper-house-election-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #ldp #shigeruishiba #cdp #komeito #dpp #sanseito #nipponishin
The Democratic Party for the People made surprisingly large gains after the 2024 Lower House vote — but now, it appears to be losing its luster as the Upper House election approaches. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/politics/dpp-sanseito-support-rates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #dpp #sanseito #soheikamiya
An alarming uptick in anti-immigrant rhetoric by parties ahead of the Upper House election is causing concern among foreign nationals in Japan, eight nongovernmental organizations warn. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/anti-immigrant-rhetoric-concern/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #diet #foreignworkers #expats #sanseito #ldp #dpp
The results of 32 constituencies each with one seat up for grabs are seen as being key to success in the July 20 Upper House election, with them making up about a quarter of the seats contested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/upper-house-election-single-seat-districts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #ldp #cdp #sanseito
Struggling with dwindling support, Nippon Ishin no Kai is finding itself in a make-or-break situation in its birthplace of Osaka Prefecture in the July 20 House of Councilors election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-election-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#hirofumiyoshimura #nipponishinnokai #2025upperhouseelection #osaka #ldp #komeito #sanseito
Ahead of the Upper House election, political parties have come up with proposed solutions to problems caused by a record number of foreign nationals in Japan to visit, work and invest in real estate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/politics/foreign-politics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #yoshihikonoda #ldp #shigeruishiba #dpp #yuichirotamaki #nipponishinnokai#hirofumiyoshimura #sanseito #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #diet
Populist parties like the DPP and Nippon Ishin have gained attention by straddling establishment and opposition roles, but internal missteps and mixed strategy have kept them from becoming lasting alternatives https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/04/japan/japans-populist-parties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishida #dpp #nipponishin #cdp #ldp #komeito #sanseito #yuichirotamaki #2025upperhouseelection
Sanseito, a populist “Japanese First” party, seeks to gain national traction ahead of the July 20 Upper House election by promoting traditional values. economic self-sufficiency and stricter immigration controls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/04/japan/japans-do-it-yourself-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #soheikamiya #2025upperhouseelection
A consumption tax cut has entered the political conversation ahead of this month's Upper House election despite the Liberal Democratic Party opposing such a reduction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/economy/election-tax-cut-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #sanseito #dpp #cdp #yoshihikonoda #2025upperhouseelection #budgets #komeito
Sanseito, a relatively new opposition party, is touting “Japanese First,” a stance that appears to have resonated with conservative voters who previously threw their support behind the Democratic Party for the People. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/politics/sanseito-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #dpp #soheikamiya #saya #mizuhoumemura
The Liberal Democratic Party’s poor performance in Sunday’s Tokyo assembly election raises concerns within Japan’s biggest party as it heads into the Upper House election expected next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/politics/tokyo-assembly-election-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanseito #dpp #tokyometropolitanassembly #tokyo #2025tokyometropolitanassemblyelection #2025upperhouseelection