Sanseitō
Japanese political party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sanseitō (Japanese: 参政党, lit. 'Political Participation Party'; officially the Party of Do it Yourself !! in English)[10] is a right-wing populist[11][12][13] political party in Japan. The party was founded in 2020 and won a seat in the 2022 House of Councillors election, also becoming an official political party by winning more than 2% of the vote in the election.
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Do it Yourself!! 参政党 Sanseitō | |
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Abbreviation | DIY |
Secretary General | Sohei Kamiya |
Founded | 17 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-17) |
Headquarters | Azabudai Hills, Minato, Tokyo 106-0041, Japan[1] |
Newspaper | Sanseitō DIY Times [2] |
Membership (2022) | 100,000[3] |
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Political position | Far-right[6][7] |
Slogan | "投票したい政党がないから、自分たちでゼロからつくる"[8] "Tōhyō shitai seitō ga naikara, jibuntachide zero kara tsukuru" ("Since there is no political party to vote for, we will create our own from scratch") |
Councillors | 1 / 248 |
Representatives | 0 / 465 |
Prefectural assembly members | 5 / 2,644 [9] |
Municipal assembly members | 128 / 29,135 [9] |
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The party promotes COVID-19 misinformation and anti-vaccine propaganda, including the party's president, Manabu Matsuda, who has called COVID vaccines a "murder weapon".[14] Sanseitō gained international media attention during the 2022 House of Councillors election due to the party's Secretary General, Sohei Kamiya's antisemitic rhetoric during public appearances and campaign rallies.[15] Observers noted that Sanseitō differ from usual far right political parties in Japan, as most of its supporters are affluent, previously politically apathetic, who get attracted by the party through topics like organic food culture and spirituality.[16][17]