This summer, after a poor showing in Upper House elections, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner found themselves having to govern without a majority in either chamber of the parliament. Adding to the shock was the surge in votes for Sanseito, a far-right populist party that grew out of a YouTube channel started during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sanseito’s slogan is "Japanese First,” and it campaigned on a mix of tax cutting, protections for farmers, vaccine skepticism and

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