Far-right Sanseito party wins shock electoral gains in Japan on anti-foreigner platform

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/japan-fringe-sanseito-party-shocks-election-anti-foreigner/105558880

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cikano@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Sanseitō definitely suck, but to put in to perspective, the Japanese Communist Party won 8 seats, while Sanseitō got 3 seats. So they're not that big

Odelay42@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y

That’s helpful perspective.

shiroininja@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yeah it’s the Indian dude working at the combini to blame for the 30 years of economic stagnation.

redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 1y

Has to be. We tried nothing and it's the only idea we could come up with.

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Japanese are racist? I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!

YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
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