HARNWELL: “Japan’s MAGA” scores stunning election upset

VIDEO SYNTHESIS / A new political party in Japan launched as an anti-Covid platform on YouTube just increased its representation in the Upper House from 1 to 14. The secret? Sanseito widened its appeal by highlighting the “silent invasion”, opposing the LGBT agenda, expressing solidarity with Russia — and putting the “Japanese First”. Of note, the core support is young Japanese guys disillusioned with the governing centre-right coalition. If this sounds familiar, it’s because it is. The rejection of the performative mainstream right is a repeating worldwide phenomenon.

SOURCE:

https://www.reuters.com/world/japanese-first-party-emerges-election-force-with-tough-immigration-talk-2025-07-21/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/19/japanese-first-sanseito-party-goes-into-election-leveraging-unease-about-foreigners

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Aired On: 07/21/25