Japan’s new right-wing prime minister Sanae Takaichi is riding high in the polls, but Sohei Kamiya’s new nationalist party, Sanseito, which rose to prominance in the Upper House (House of Councillors) election last July, continues to advance in local elections and is making an increasing impact on the national political debate.
Kamiya and Sanseito have upset Japanese politics with a fiery brand of conservatism that defends traditional Japanese values and puts the interests of ordinary citizens ahead of what they regard as excessive globalism.
Leaping to prominence in the Upper House election last July with the slogan “Japanese First,” Sanseito won over millions of disaffected voters by promoting employment and income growth for the people of Japan rather than accepting more and more immigrants. Kamiya also believes that Japan should take responsibility for its own defense.
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