>The founder and secretary general of Japan's nationalist Sanseito political party, 47-year-old Sohei Kamiya, was the single biggest winner in Sunday's election for the upper house of parliament.
>The party has centered its messaging on a "silent invasion" by foreigners who want to take advantage of the nation's wealth but refuse to follow its customs and laws, as well as difficult and uncouth overseas tourists.
>Kamiya's campaign clearly struck a nerve with Japanese who have become disaffected with the existing political parties.
>Most notably the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has been the nation's most influential party almost uninterrupted since 1955, has now suffered crushing defeats in elections for the two houses of parliament in the space of nine months.
>Kamiya was accused of antisemitism after the party published a book in 2022 claiming Jewish financiers were getting rich by inflaming fear over the coronavirus pandemic, and insisting Sanseito WOULD NOT "SELL JAPAN OUT FOR JEWISH CAPITAL." Despite these inflammatory claims, he has denied having any prejudice against Jewish people.
>Sanseito WOULD NOT "SELL JAPAN OUT FOR JEWISH CAPITAL."
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