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Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right

The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist parties surged.

The World from PRX · 14h

Far-right ‘Japanese First’ party gains seats in elections

Japan’s elections on Sunday saw the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its longstanding majority, while a far-right nationalist “Japanese First” party gained ground. Also, vaccine rates are stalling,

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Japan ruling party's election loss is in the price, investors say

Japan's upper house election on Sunday dealt a big blow to the ruling coalition and sets markets up for possible policy paralysis and a bigger fiscal deficit, much of which is already priced in, analysts said.

Japan, upper house

World Socialist Web Site · 3h

Japanese ruling coalition loses its upper house majority

The ruling LDP and its junior partner Komeito both suffered significant losses amid widespread concerns over the rising cost of living and hostility to the political establishment as a whole.

DPA International on MSN · 1d

Japanese government facing setback in upper house vote

Japan's ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has suffered another setback in elections to the upper house of parliament, exit polls predicted on Sunday.

Reuters · 1d

Investors on Japan's upper house election outcome

Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power even as he vowed to remain party leader, citing a looming tariff deadline with the United States.

13h

Trump-inspired 'Japanese First' party gains ground in Japan

Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...

15h

Young Voters Are Pulling Japan to the Right. But How Far?

The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the ...

Council on Foreign Relations10h

What’s Next? Japanese Voters Hand the LDP Yet Another Loss

Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on ...

Opinion

Hankyoreh English Edition on MSN1hOpinion

[Editorial] Political uncertainty in Japan must not derail cooperation with Korea

Ishiba’s defeat in the parliamentary election adds to uncertainty at a time when Korea and Japan must work together in confronting Trump ...

1dOpinion

Japan’s Leader Has Lost His ‘Mandate of Heaven’

Shigeru Ishiba is clinging on to power after the latest rebuke from the electorate. With crucial trade talks on the line, ...

The New York Sun11h

‘Japanese First’: Right-Leaning Party That Few Had Heard of Echoes Themes Being Sounded in America by Trump

The era of predictable elections is over, though Prime Minister Ishiba vows to remain in office. Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and ...

23hon MSN

The rise of the far-right 'Japanese First' party

It won its first seat in the upper house in 2022, following a campaign in which it fashioned itself as an "anti-globalist" party. Supporters at rallies spoke of a world where a cabal of globalists and ...

1don MSN

Sanseito, the ‘Japanese first’ party that emerged through YouTube during Covid-19, deals big blow to Japan PM Ishiba’s coalition

In a significant political shift, Prime Minister Ishiba's coalition lost its majority in Japan's upper house, marking the ...

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