Article 6YSVE Far-right 'Japanese First' party gains seats in country's election

Far-right 'Japanese First' party gains seats in country's election

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Japan's elections on Sunday saw the country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its longstanding majority, while a far-right nationalist party - founded on YouTube - gained ground. With an an anti-immigrant, "Japanese People First" platform, Sanseito gained 14 seats in the country's legislature. To learn more, Host Marco Werman spoke to Jeffrey Hall. He's a lecturer in Japanese politics at Kanda University of International Studies just outside Tokyo.

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