Who is Sohei Kamiya? Known to be the Donald Trump of Japan, founder of Sanseito party who spoken out against…, won 14 seats in…

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, in 2015 presidential election, registered a landslide victory by defeating Hillary Clinton. Although Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2019, he made a comeback in 2024 and was re-elected as President of the United States by defeating Kamala Harris by a wide margin. Several other political leaders around the globe have been referred to as the “Trump” of their country since the US president made the comeback to the ‘White House’. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Argentine President Javier Milei, and former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Now, Japanese politician Sohei Kamiya has also been added to this list. His Sanseito Party created a stir by winning 14 seats in Japan’s upper house. This raises the question: Who is Sohei Kamiya?

All You Need to Know About Sohei Kamiya:

  • Sohei Kamiya once worked as a supermarket manager in Japan.
  • He has worked as an English teacher.
  • Kamiya initially started working in his father’s business, but the business went bankrupt
  • Before joining Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he studied in Canada.
  • However, he later accused the LDP of being driven by profit and left the party, alleging corruption within it.
  • Soon after, he established Sanseito. Kamiya is a reservist in the Japanese military.
  • Kamiya founded his Sanseito party in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Like Donald Trump, Kamiya delivers populist speeches and makes similar promises.
  • Like Trump, he has fueled anger against “globalists” who, he claims, are trying to take over Japan.
  • In addition, he has spoken out against Japan’s elite class, immigrants, and taxes.

Kamiya delivers speeches like Trump:

At a rally in Kagoshima, Kamiya said, “Under globalization, multinational corporations have altered Japan’s policies to serve their own interests.” “If we fail to resist this foreign pressure, Japan will become a colony!” He has also made a strong appeal for Japan’s national identity. He said, “Japan should be a society that serves the interests of the Japanese people.”

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