Party for Japanese Kokoro

Party for Japanese Kokoro
日本のこころを大切にする党
Leader Kyoko Nakayama
Secretary-General Masashi Nakano
Councillors leader Kyōko Nakayama
Founded 1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)
Split from Japan Restoration Party
Headquarters 1-11-28 Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0014, Japan
Ideology Japanese nationalism[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Neoconservatism[7]
Political position Right-wing[8] to Far-right[8][9]
Colors Pale pink
Councillors
4 / 242
Representatives
0 / 475
Website
http://nippon-kokoro.jp/

The Party for Japanese Kokoro (日本のこころを大切にする党 Nihon no Kokoro wo Taisetsu ni Suru Tou, lit. The party that cares for Japan's heart) is a Japanese political party. It was formed as the Party for Future Generations (次世代の党 Jisedai No Tou) on 1 August 2014 by a group of Diet members led by Shintarō Ishihara. The party adopted its current name in December 2015.[10][11]

History

Logo of the original Party for Future Generations

The Japan Restoration Party was formed in 2012 and was led by Tōru Hashimoto and Ishihara. In May 2014 Hashimoto and Ishihara announced that the party had agreed to split due to disagreement over a merger with another opposition party, the Unity Party.[12] Ishihara's faction left the JRP to form the Party for Future Generations, which registered as a party on 1 August 2014.[13]

The party suffered a near-wipeout at the 47th general election, collapsing from 19 seats to two. Ishihara lost his seat and announced his retirement from politics.[14]

Policies

The policies are "a mix of conservative security policies, stricter immigration laws and advocacy of traditional values on the one hand, and 'liberalism' in economic areas on the other, such as pursuing regulatory reform."[7]

Members

At the time of the party's name change in December 2015, it had five members in the House of Councillors in the national Diet. Katsuhiko Eguchi opposed the name change and joined the Initiatives from Osaka party, leaving the party with four members in the national parliament.[11] In April 2016 Kazuyuki Hamada, the only party member facing re-election in the summer 2016 House of Councillors election, resigned from the party to join Initiatives from Osaka.[15]

Current Diet members

In October 2015 the party had a further eight members in regional assemblies.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Ruling denying welfare for foreign residents finds homegrown, biased support The Japan Times. 17 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Clint Richards (17 October 2014). "Japanese Nationalists Target Foreign Welfare Recipients". The Diplomat.
  3. ↑ Nadeem Shad (14 December 2014). "Japan’s Back and So Is Nationalism". The Diplomat.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Tokyo Gov. Ishihara likely to lose Diet seat". The Japan Times. 14 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Yuriko Nagano (14 December 2014). "Japan's Abe wins mandate in downbeat election". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ Masamichi Iwasaka (11 December 2014). "2014 Japanese Elections". Politika Akademisi.
  7. 1 2 Mie, Ayako (July 24, 2014). "Ishihara’s new party embraces ‘neoconservative’ policies". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Liu Tian; Feng Wuyong (2 December 2014). "News Analysis: Japan's LDP may see "unpopular victory" as opposition camp split, electoral system twisted". Xinhuanet.
  9. ↑ Tomohiro Osaki; Shusuke Murai; Eric Johnston (14 December 2014). "LDP clinches hollow victory as opposition options elude". The Japan Times.
  10. ↑ "次世代 党名を「日本のこころを大切にする党」に" [Party for Future Generations changes name to Nihon no Kokoro wo Taisetsu ni Suru Tou] (in Japanese). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  11. 1 2 Aoki, Mizuho (21 December 2015). "Tiny Japanese political party takes new name in bid to reverse its fortunes". Japan Times. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  12. ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/05/28/national/politics-diplomacy/hashimoto-ishihara-ok-nippon-ishin-split
  13. ↑ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2014-08/01/c_133525135.htm
  14. ↑ http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASGDJ5TLHGDJUTIL020.html
  15. ↑ "こころ・浜田和幸参院議員、おおさか維新入党へ" [Kokoro's Councillor Hamada to join Initiatives from Osaka] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "議員一覧" [List of Representatives]. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

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