Japan's Rising Right-Wing Influence and Economic Uncertainty
TL;DR
Japan's Sanseito party, leveraging social media platforms like YouTube, has gained popularity among young voters with its nationalist and anti-foreigner stance, winning 14 seats in the recent upper house election and reflecting a broader trend of right-wing politics gaining ground in democracies worldwide.
- YouTube generation propels Japan's anti-foreigner politics into the mainstream Reuters
- Bond Vigilantes Eye Japan as Right-Wing Populists Surge in Polls Bloomberg
- How a far-right ‘Japanese First’ party made big election gains Politico
- Young Voters Are Pulling Japan to the Right. But How Far? The New York Times
- Japanese Yen Could Fall if Takaichi Replaces PM The Wall Street Journal
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