‘Japanese MAGA’ Conservatives Gain Foothold in Diet; Disenchanted Voters See LDP as Ineffective, Elitist

By Satoshi Ogawa
18:28 JST,
July 25, 2025
The July 20 House of Councillors election showed that the foundation of Japan’s political order has crumbled. Japan, which had been seen as the most stable democracy among the Group of Seven countries, has finally joined the political turbulence seen elsewhere in the world.
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