Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "politics"
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451Election 2026Takaichi faces major stress test in 2026
The new year has kicked off with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi calling a general election to “ask the sovereign people to decide”...
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2.1KSocietyForeigner fatigue and Japan’s new populism
Japan’s new government under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and its partnership with the populist Japan Innovation...
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1.4KPoliticsThe center’s self-defeating politics
As Japan’s far-right gains political and ideological force, can the center hold? It is a familiar question, one that is now rapidly...
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1.8KPoliticsSanseitō and its far-right conspiracy ideology
In July 2025, Sanseitō became the first far-right political party in postwar history to establish a stable presence in both Houses of...