00:00To Japan now, where the country's Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, says he will stay in office.
00:05That's despite suffering a major defeat in the upper house elections over the weekend.
00:10His career hangs in the balance, and he faces the prospect of a no-confidence vote.
00:14In contrast, the far-right party, Sancito, has emerged as one of the biggest election successes.
00:20It's gone ahead and won 14 seats.
00:22Michael, we've seen far-right parties making huge ground just across Europe.
00:27Now we're seeing it here in Japan as well, mimicking the EU, perhaps.
00:32So I think because of the popularity of social media, countries around the world will see what has worked in the guiding light.
00:42And I think we still see so much goodness that exists in America that the world looks to that superpower for ideas and inspirations.
00:53And because of the success that Donald Trump has had when it comes to changing the conversation, when it comes to attacking his opponents, when it comes to trying to defend his base, I think a country like Sancito has seen this, and they've used that to their advantage.
01:12And their strength grew from YouTube videos during the pandemic.
01:18Now, I lived in Japan for many years in the late 80s, early 90s, and that was at the height of the salaryman lifestyle.
01:26And I do know that the youth in Japan have traditionally struggled as they've come of age because there is such a structure to make sure that everybody is conforming.
01:40And what this Sancito party has done is given at least a glimmer of hope to some people that there is a different way aside from the LDP.
01:53What's amazing about the LDP is that since occupation ended in 1955, there have been 32 Japanese prime ministers.
02:0125 of them have been LDP.
02:03They have had a stranglehold on the political system in Japan for so long.
02:10And I think people are starting to wonder if there is a different way.
02:13Because of the strength of social media, they see how things are changing around the world when there is, you know, a rights-leaning party elected.
02:22And maybe some of the Japanese are thinking, is this perhaps our time?
02:26That's it.
02:27And I think people are starting to know whether they're not saying that in a long time, you know, we are not going to live because of this particular role.
02:29And I think we are about to try and understand that in a very long time.
02:31Hopefully all of you are starting to know that in a long time.
02:32And I think of all of you are starting to know that this is the same time.
02:34Because of the 남�υχary, you know that in a way of doing that, we're not doing that up.
02:36So, I think it's the same time.
02:37I think that there is a good thing.
02:38I'm doing that.
02:39And so I think it's what I am doing.
02:41I think it's my other thing.
02:42But of course, I think this is the same thing.
02:42I think that's what I really do is.
02:43I think that I think that it is a good thing.
