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75-505: Kada created the party as an alternative to the then-ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) , and it quickly merged with former political runner Ichirō Ozawa 's People's Life Party . It was the only political party which opposed nuclear power and the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership . After a complete failure at the polls in

150-541: A Diet member who makes foolish comments. I despise such parliamentarians," and declared his resignation as a legal advisor to the Japan Restoration Association. Maruyama countered with accusations of "voter slander" and intolerance for being falsely represented. He initially submitted a resignation notice, but after Ishin retained the notice, Maruyama retracted it in January 2018. On the 28th,

225-713: A faction of the LDP Hyogo Prefectural Assembly opposed the executive department's policy and recommended Motohiko Saito, then head of the Osaka Prefectural Finance Division. In the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, 13 official candidates were fielded. On July 3, the day before the vote count, Matsui and Yoshimura delivered speeches in Tokyo to support their candidates. However, only one seat

300-515: A family with children (¥26,000 per child), cut in gas tax, income support for farmers , free tuition for public high schools, banning of temporary work in manufacturing, raising the minimum-wage to ¥1,000 and halting of increase in sales tax for the next four years. The DPJ's stance on nuclear power was that steady steps should be taken towards nuclear power, but not too quickly as to possibly endanger safety. The DPJ had some political factions or groups, although they were not as factionalized as

375-498: A major election. However, during an extraordinary party congress on November 27, a vote among special party members, including National Assembly members and local councilors, resulted in 151 votes for and 319 against the election. Consequently, no representative election was held, and Matsui remained in the race. Furthermore, due to health issues, Toranosuke Katayama stepped down as co-representative, and Matsui suggested appointing Secretary-General Nobuyuki Baba as his successor. During

450-513: A move largely considered in preparation for the 2003 general election held on 9 November 2003. This move immediately gave the DPJ eight more seats in the House of Councilors. In the 2003 general election , the DPJ gained a total of 178 seats. This was short of their objectives, but nevertheless a significant demonstration of the new group's strength. Following a pension scandal, Naoto Kan resigned and

525-497: A number of progressive measures during its time in office such as the provision of free public schooling through high school, increases in child-rearing subsidies, expanded unemployment insurance coverage, extended duration of a housing allowance, and stricter regulations safeguarding part-time and temporary workers. On 27 March 2016, the DPJ merged with the Japan Innovation Party and Vision of Reform to form

600-421: A panacea either in the free market or in the welfare state . Rather, we shall build a new road of the democratic center toward a society in which self-reliant individuals can mutually coexist and the government's role is limited to building the necessary systems. Democratic Centrism pursued the following five goals. The DPJ's policy platforms included the restructuring of civil service, monthly allowance to

675-705: A prefectural councilor from Takarazuka City, was officially nominated by his party. It was the first such nomination since the Takarazuka City and Itami City mayoral elections in 2013, which served as a prelude to the Hyogo gubernatorial election. Despite a vigorous campaign, Kado was narrowly defeated by Harue Yamazaki. For the Hyogo gubernatorial election, the Hyogo Restoration Association intended to nominate its own candidate since late 2020, but faced coordination challenges. In April 2021,

750-512: A special convention agreed for 27 March. On 4 March 2016, the DPJ and JIP asked supporters for suggestions for a name for the new party. On 14 March 2016 the name of the new party was announced as Minshintō , having been the most popular choice of possible names polled among voters. With the addition of Representatives form Vision of Reform , the DPJ and JIP merged to form the Democratic Party on 27 March 2016. The dissolution of

825-643: A split from the existing party. By October, these negotiations had failed, leading to the expulsion of Diet members and local councillors anticipated to join Hashimoto's new party by the Ishin leadership. However, Osaka-based Diet members contested the expulsions, claiming they were invalid post-October 1 due to the absence of a representative or executive board within the Restoration Party, and subsequently filed an appeal. Moreover, since Katayama of Osaka

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900-579: A visa-free visit to the Four Northern Islands as part of an exchange project, Hodaka Maruyama disrupted a reporter's interview with islanders. He suggested "recapture by war" to resolve the Northern Territories issue. Maruyama refused to accept his resignation notice, and the board of directors subsequently expelled him. Following this, a bipartisan resolution condemning Maruyama's actions was submitted and unanimously passed in

975-699: Is a conservative and centre-right to right-wing populist political party in Japan . Formed as Initiatives from Osaka in October 2015 from a split in the old Japan Innovation Party , the party became the third-biggest opposition party in the National Diet following the 2016 House of Councillors election . The Japan Innovation Party advocates decentralization , federalism ( Dōshūsei ), free education , and limited government policies. Arguing to remove defense spending limits, and standing with

1050-581: The Japan Innovation Party . The Japanese name was the same as the Osaka Restoration Association , which was also formed by Hashimoto, but was differentiated by writing "Osaka" in hiragana ( おおさか ) rather than in kanji ( 大阪 ). Hashimoto assumed the role of representative, Matsui was named secretary-general, and 19 Diet members, primarily of Osaka origin and previously ousted from the Restoration Party, joined

1125-564: The 16 December 2012 general election the party collapsed, and it officially dissolved in May 2013. There were talks with Mayor of Nagoya Takashi Kawamura and former Agriculture Minister Masahiko Yamada to further merge the Tax Cuts Japan into the TPJ as a single party. Some of the members of Green Wind also hinted at an intention to join the TPJ as well. The party's policy platform for

1200-401: The 2012 general election included the elimination of nuclear power by 2022 and freezing the government's plan to raise the sales tax. It offered a similar platform to other leftist parties and some future political parties, maintaining an anti-TPP stance and anti-consumption tax stance as well. It went into the election with 12 members in the upper house and 61 in the lower house, and acted as

1275-525: The August 2009 general election , at which the party swept the LDP from power in a massive landslide, winning 308 seats (out of a total of 480 seats), reducing the LDP from 300 to 119 seats – the worst defeat for a sitting government in modern Japanese history. This was in marked contrast to the closely contested 1993 general election , the only other time the LDP has lost an election. The DPJ's strong majority in

1350-676: The Democratic Party ( Minshintō ), which in turn merged with the Party of Hope to form the Democratic Party for the People . It is not to be confused with the now-defunct Japan Democratic Party that merged with the Liberal Party in 1955 to form the Liberal Democratic Party . It is also different from another Democratic Party , which was established in 1947 and dissolved in 1950. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)

1425-511: The House of Representatives and thirty-eight members of the House of Councilors . Moreover, the party officials were elected as well at the party convention for the first time; Naoto Kan , former Health and Welfare Minister was appointed as the president of the party and Tsutomu Hata , former prime minister as secretary-general. On 24 September 2003 the party formally merged with the small, centre-right Liberal Party led by Ichirō Ozawa in

1500-470: The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on revising the constitution , the party gained conservative support during the 2021 general election, primarily in Osaka. The party represents a form of right-wing populism that opposes the LDP's entrenched control over Japanese politics and bureaucracy, known as the 1955 system . In August 2015, Secretary General Kakizawa Mito endorsed a candidate jointly supported by

1575-479: The "Party of Hope" was established with Matsui as its representative. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced a strategic partnership between this new party and her own for the 48th House of Representatives general election scheduled for October 22 of that year. In Osaka Prefecture, the Party of Hope did not field any candidates, while in Tokyo, the Ishin withdrew its candidates. During the general election on October 22,

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1650-596: The 19th unified local elections in April, the Party of Hope was joined by New Party Daichi in Hokkaido and Tax Reduction Japan in Aichi Prefecture. In Osaka Prefecture, the stronghold, Governor Matsui was elected as the mayor of Osaka, while Mayor Yoshimura won the gubernatorial election, both securing large margins over their opponents. The Osaka Prefectural Assembly and City Council saw an increase in seats, yet

1725-545: The 26th, Hodaka Maruyama, a member of the House of Representatives, tweeted: "Regardless of Representative Matsui's re-election, we need a summary of the Sakai mayoral election, the House of Representatives election, and the representative election." When Hashimoto called for a representative election, he remarked, "You won because Mr. Matsui is the governor. There's a way to express your desire to be elected. Bokeh!" He also stated, "It's detrimental to my mental health to interact with

1800-492: The 26th, Representative Matsui, reflecting on Baba's comments, stated there was no conflict with the Liberal Democratic Party and dismissed any coalition or cooperation with Jiko. Additionally, Matsui supported Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's re-election in the LDP presidential election, citing the ease of collaboration between national and local governments, especially in combating the new coronavirus. In

1875-582: The 320 seats (a two-thirds majority) needed to override the upper chamber's veto power. Hatoyama was thus forced to form a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party and the People's New Party to ensure their support in the House of Councillors. On 2 June 2010, Hatoyama announced his resignation before a party meeting and officially resigned two days later. He cited breaking a campaign promise to close an American military base on

1950-534: The 48 seats. The majority of its votes were again centred around Osaka; the party received the most votes in Osaka Prefecture (1,293,626; 34.9%) and was second behind the Liberal Democratic Party in Hyogo Prefecture (470,526; 19.5%). The gain in seats made the party the third-biggest opposition in the National Diet . However, after the election Matsui said the poor showing outside of Kansai

2025-436: The 6th district, were proportionally reinstated. On the same day as the general election, Matsui announced his retirement from politics at the end of his mayoral term, stating it would be irresponsible to continue as a representative. He confirmed he would step down from his role when his term concludes in January the following year. Party regulations required a decision on holding a representative election within 45 days after

2100-561: The Communist and Democratic parties in the Yamagata mayoral election, revealing internal party conflicts. On August 28, Hashimoto and his advisor Ichiro Matsui left the Restoration Party. The next day, Hashimoto announced his intention to form a new party, which was supported by House of Councillors member Toranosuke Katayama and other Osaka lawmakers. This new party, aimed to be named the "Osaka Restoration Party," initiated negotiations for

2175-442: The DPJ and the fact that the DPJ aligned itself with the foreign policy of the LDP. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) called their philosophy ' Democratic Centrism  [ ja ] ' ( 民主中道 , minshu-chūdō ) , which was determined in the first party convention on 27 April 1998. DPJ is generally classified as a centrist party, but it is also classified as a centre-left in the context of Japanese politics in contrast to

2250-425: The DPJ became the ruling party in the House of Representatives, defeating the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and gaining the largest number of seats in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors . The DPJ was ousted from government by the LDP in the 2012 general election . It retained 57 seats in the lower house, and still had 88 seats in the upper house. During its time in office,

2325-628: The DPJ did not obtain a majority in the Diet. He was replaced by Seiji Maehara in September 2005. However, Maehara's term as party leader lasted barely half a year. Although he initially led the party's criticism of the Koizumi administration, particularly in regards to connections between LDP lawmakers and scandal-ridden Livedoor , the revelation that a fake email was used to try and establish this link greatly damaged his credibility. The scandal led to

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2400-468: The DPJ has often been designated as a big tent party. The DPJ claimed themselves to be revolutionary in that they are against the status quo and the current governing establishment. The DPJ argued that the bureaucracy and the size of the Japanese government is too large, inefficient, and saturated with cronies and that the Japanese state is too conservative and inflexible. The DPJ wanted to "overthrow

2475-421: The DPJ is mainly attributed to the fact that the reforms that the DPJ advocated for were hard to put into place because of electoral restrictions, economic restrictions, and the fact that the reforms that would reduce the power of the bureaucracy would help deprive the DPJ of the power to implement their other reforms. Other factors that affected the dissolution of the party were the internal conflicts that paralyzed

2550-415: The DPJ was beset by internal conflicts and struggled to implement many of its proposed policies, an outcome described by political scientists Phillip Lipscy and Ethan Scheiner as the "paradox of political change without policy change". Legislative productivity under the DPJ was particularly low, falling to levels unprecedented in recent Japanese history according to some measures. However, the DPJ implemented

2625-449: The Diet delegation were confirmed on the same day. In April 2023, the party made significant gains in local elections , more than doubling its seat totals in various local assemblies to 124. Notably, the party also captured the governorship of Nara prefecture through its candidate Makoto Yamashita . Two weeks later the party's candidate Yumi Hayashi took Wakayama 1st district in a by-election . Defunct Defunct Views on

2700-490: The House of Representatives assured that Hatoyama would be the next prime minister to replace Tarō Asō , leader of the LDP. Hatoyama was nominated on September 16 and formally appointed later that day by Emperor Akihito in the Tokyo Imperial Palace and formed his Cabinet . However, the DPJ did not have a majority in the House of Councillors, which was not contested at the election, and fell just short of

2775-434: The House of Representatives on June 6. In the Tokyo gubernatorial election on July 5, 2020, Taisuke Ono, the former Deputy Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture, was a recommended candidate. Although a relative unknown, he secured 610,000 votes. However, he narrowly missed the threshold to retain his deposit, finishing in fourth place. Concurrently, in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly by-election, official candidates were fielded in

2850-530: The July upper house election. Naoto Kan succeeded Hatoyama as the next President of DPJ and Prime Minister of Japan. At the July 2010 House of Councillors election , the DPJ lost ten seats and their coalition majority. Prior to the election Kan raised the issue of an increase to Japan's 5 per cent consumption tax in order to address the country's rising debt. This proposal, together with Ozawa and Hatoyama's scandals,

2925-537: The Kita Ward and Ota Ward constituencies, but both were defeated, with two LDP candidates winning the seats. On November 1, 2020, the second referendum on the Osaka Metropolitan Plan, a key policy of Ishin no Kai, was rejected by a majority. That same day, Matsui announced his plan to retire from politics at the end of his mayoral term in April 2023. He also stated his resignation as president of

3000-449: The LDP labeled as the "second" Prime Minister of the Kan cabinet. In September 2010, the government intervened to weaken the surging yen by buying U.S. dollars , a move which temporarily relieved Japan's exporters. The move proved popular with stock brokers, Japanese exporters, and the Japanese public. It was the first such move by a Japanese government since 2004. Later, in October, after

3075-567: The LDP, which has traditionally placed high priority on intra-party factional alignment. The groups were, the most influential to the least influential: The Independent's Club was a minor political party which formed a political entity with the DPJ in both chambers of the house. The Presidents of Democratic Party of Japan ( 民主党代表 , Minshutō Daihyō ), the formal name is 民主党常任幹事会代表 ( Minshutō Jyōnin-Kanji-Kai Daihyō ) . Japan Innovation Party The Japan Innovation Party ( 日本維新の会 , Nippon Ishin no Kai , Japan Restoration Association)

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3150-537: The LDP. The DPJ aimed to create a platform broad enough to encompass the views of politicians who had roots in either the Liberal Democratic Party or Japan Socialist Party . Party leader Naoto Kan compared the DPJ to the Olive Tree alliance of former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi , and described his view that it needed to be "the party of Thatcher and Blair ". The DPJ had both conservative and social-democratic elements. Because of this position,

3225-483: The Standing Board of Directors meeting held on November 30, Baba was officially appointed as the co-chair. Additionally, Fumitake Fujita, a member of the House of Representatives, and Shun Otokita, a member of the House of Councillors, were appointed as the chairman of the general affairs committee. Hirofumi Yanagigase, also a member of the House of Councillors, was named the secretary-general. The appointments for

3300-481: The Standing Committee convened, and an extraordinary party convention was scheduled for November according to the party statute. The convention's agenda included a policy decision on whether to conduct a representative election. On November 25, following the general election results, an extraordinary party congress took place. The majority voted against holding a representative election, and Ichiro Matsui

3375-487: The Tokyo Citizens First Association and tendered his resignation. Consequently, he was expelled from the party on the same day. In the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on July 2, despite full support from Matsui and Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura, only one of the four official candidates secured a seat, leaving the party's seat count unchanged from before the election. On September 30,

3450-476: The amendment to Article 9 of the Japanese constitution , which prohibits Japan from possessing an offensive military, however it has pledged to partake in debate. Economically, the party supports increased economic liberalisation, including deregulation of the labour market and the streamlining of bureaucratic structure and optional separate surnames for married couples. The party has recently been described as centrist and moderate , being perceived as such by

3525-465: The ancient régime locked in old thinking and vested interests, solve the problems at hand, and create a new, flexible, affluent society which values people's individuality and vitality." We stand for those who have been excluded by the structure of vested interests, those who work hard and pay taxes, and for people who strive for independence despite difficult circumstances. In other words, we represent citizens , taxpayers , and consumers. We do not seek

3600-487: The favored choice among legislators. On August 23, at a meeting in Osaka City, the party's leadership and an extraordinary convention ratified the name change to "Nippon Ishin no Kai," with Matsui remaining as leader. The new logo for the "Nippon Ishin no Kai" was also unveiled, retaining the design from the "Osaka Restoration Association" period, with only the "Osaka" element altered to "Japan." In January 2017, it

3675-615: The formation. The "Osaka Restoration Association" was officially announced on November 2. The first major election contested by the party was the July 2016 House of Councillors election . The party performed well in the Kansai region, winning two of four seats in the Osaka at-large district and one of three seats in the Hyogo at-large district . In the national PR block the party finished fifth with 5,153,584 votes (9.2%), which meant it won 4 of

3750-567: The island of Okinawa Prefecture as the main reason for the move. On 28 May 2010, soon after and because of increased tensions after the possible sinking of a Korean ship by North Korea , Hatoyama had made a deal with U.S. President Barack Obama to retain the base for security reasons, but the deal was unpopular in Japan. He also mentioned money scandals involving a top party leader, Ozawa, who resigned as well, in his decision to step down. Hatoyama had been pressured to leave by members of his party after doing poorly in polls in anticipation of

3825-458: The only TPJ diet member, meaning that the TPJ could not maintain official party status in the diet, which requires five members. Abe and Kada went to Green Wind , which had four diet members, over a possible merger, but the talks were not successful. After the Shiga prefectural assembly passed a resolution requesting Kada to stop doubling as governor and the head of the TPJ, she resigned as head of

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3900-483: The party failed to win any prefectural elections outside its base, highlighting a limited national reach. After the passing of House of Representatives member Tomokatsu Kitagawa from the Liberal Democratic Party, Fujita Fumitake emerged victorious in the by-election for Osaka's 12th district on April 21, 2019. He triumphed over competitors including Shinpei Kitagawa, who is the nephew of the late Kitagawa, as well as Shinji Tarutoko and Takeshi Miyamoto. On May 14, during

3975-403: The party on January 4, 2013. The remnants of the TPJ were dissolved, and its assets were folded into Green Wind. Democratic Party of Japan The Democratic Party of Japan ( 民主党 , Minshutō ) was a centrist to centre-left , liberal or social-liberal political party in Japan from 1998 to 2016. The party's origins lie in the previous Democratic Party of Japan , which

4050-558: The party secured only three seats, all from single-member districts in Osaka Prefecture, and faced challenges in its stronghold, ultimately obtaining 11 seats, including eight proportional representation seats, down from 14 in the previous election. The absence of Hashimoto, the former representative, the unsuccessful alliance with the Party of Hope, and the rise of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan were cited as contributing factors to this outcome. On

4125-516: The party, a decision long under consideration. The renaming aimed to broaden the party's appeal nationwide, especially after mixed results in the election, with wins in the Osaka-Hyogo constituency but losses elsewhere. By the end of July, a survey among Diet members and local affiliates offered three naming options: "Japan Restoration Party," "Restoration Party," and variations including 'Restoration.' The "Japan Restoration Association" emerged as

4200-679: The political position of the Japan Innovation Party have been varied. While it has been described as being neoconservative , and right-wing populist by its opponents, the party itself commits to social liberalism , reformism , regionalism and 'self-sustainability' in its party constitution. The party supports the amendment of the Japanese constitution , including the installation of a constitutional court , mandated free education, and increased devolution. The party has not made an official stance on either supporting or opposing

4275-481: The previous election, securing 8.05 million votes and seats in 10 out of 11 national blocks, excluding Hokkaido. Remarkably, in the proportional representation stronghold, the party secured 10 seats, the highest among the 28 available, outperforming the LDP's 8 seats. Due to the lack of proportionally restored members from Osaka Prefecture, candidates from other prefectures were eligible for proportional revival. Consequently, all candidates from Hyogo Prefecture, except for

4350-495: The recent general election, the party significantly increased its representation from 11 to 41 seats. In its stronghold of Osaka Prefecture, the party's candidates won in all but four of the 15 single-member districts, which were ceded to Komeito. Outside of the Osaka-Hyogo 6th district, the party also performed well in the Hanshin area. Nationally, the party improved its proportional representation vote tally by nearly 5 million from

4425-528: The regional "Osaka Ishin no Kai", appointing Hirofumi Yoshimura as his successor. As for "Ishin no Kai" the national political party, he expressed a desire to consider his role separately from the Osaka Ishin no Kai and indicated he would continue in his position for the time being. In the Hokkaido 2nd district by-election on April 25, 2021, following Takamori Yoshikawa's resignation from the Liberal Democratic Party, former provincial councilor Izumi Yamazaki

4500-418: The rejection of his Postal privatization bills saw a major setback to the DPJ's plans of obtaining a majority in the Diet. The DPJ leadership, particularly Okada, had staked their reputation on winning the election and driving the LDP from power. When the final results were in, the DPJ had lost 62 seats, mostly to its rival the LDP. Okada resigned the party leadership, fulfilling his campaign promise to do so if

4575-490: The resignation of Representative Hisayasu Nagata and of Maehara as party leader on 31 March. New elections for party leader were held on 7 April, in which Ichirō Ozawa was elected president. In the Upper House election 2007 , the DPJ won 60 out of 121 contested seats, with 49 seats not up for re-election. Ozawa resigned as party leader in May 2009 after a fundraising scandal and Yukio Hatoyama succeeded Ozawa before

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4650-513: The third largest party, but performed poorly, with only nine members in the lower house being re-elected. The upper house members were not up for re-election. Tensions grew within the party due to the influence of Ichirō Ozawa , and on 29 December 2012, the Ozawa group split from the TPJ and formed the Life Party while suggesting continued cooperation between both parties. Tomoko Abe remained

4725-439: The wider Japanese public preferred Kan to Ozawa by as much as a 4–1 ratio. In the final vote by DPJ lawmakers Kan won with 206 votes to Ozawa's 200. After the leadership challenge, Kan reshuffled his cabinet and removed many prominent members of the pro-Ozawa faction from important posts in the new cabinet. The cabinet reshuffle also resulted in the promotion of long-time Kan ally Yoshito Sengoku to Chief Cabinet Secretary, who

4800-408: The yen had offset the intervention and had reached a 15-year high, the Kan cabinet approved a stimulus package worth about 5.1 trillion yen ($ 62 billion) in order to weaken the yen and fight deflation. On 24 February 2016, the DPJ announced an agreement to merge with the smaller Japan Innovation Party (JIP) and Vision of Reform ahead of the Upper House elections in the summer, with a merger at

4875-416: Was announced that candidates would be fielded for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election scheduled for that summer. However, after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and the Tokyo Citizens First Association declared they would not collaborate and would instead run independently, post-election cooperation was considered. On February 6, Yutaka Hasegawa, a former Fuji TV announcer, joined the party. On January 28, he

4950-492: Was confirmed to continue in his representation role. On January 23, 2019, the House of Councillors representatives formed a unified parliamentary faction with the Party of Hope. Consequently, the total number of members reached 15, including Kazuyuki Yamaguchi who had joined the Restoration Party that month, overtaking the Japan Communist Party's 14 members to become the third-largest opposition party. During

5025-548: Was defended. Muneo Suzuki, leader of the Hokkaido Restoration Party, supported the defense, stating "a conservative centrist receptacle is necessary" after the Liberal Democratic Party's defeat. However, Kenko Matsuki was elected, with Yamazaki finishing third and Yoshiko Tsuruha, an independent, as the runner-up. In the Takarazuka mayoral election in Hyogo Prefecture on April 11, 2021, Takashi Kado,

5100-708: Was formed on 27 April 1998. It was a merger of four previously independent parties that were opposed to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)—the previous Democratic Party of Japan , the Good Governance Party (民政党, Minseitō ), the New Fraternity Party (新党友愛, Shintō-Yūai ), and the Democratic Reform Party (民主改革連合, Minshu-Kaikaku-Rengō ). The previous parties ranged in ideology from conservative to social-democratic . The new party began with ninety-three members of

5175-467: Was founded in September 1996 by politicians of the centre-right and centre-left with roots in the Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Socialist Party . In April 1998, the previous DPJ merged with splinters of the New Frontier Party to create a new party which retained the DPJ name. In 2003, the party was joined by the Liberal Party of Ichirō Ozawa . Following the 2009 election ,

5250-606: Was named the branch chief for the Chiba 1st district and declared his candidacy for the next House of Representatives election. The party convention, traditionally held in Osaka, took place in Tokyo for the first time on March 25, in anticipation of the Tokyo Assembly election in July of the same year. During this convention, six official candidates and Ishin's manifesto for the Tokyo Assembly election were unveiled. On June 22, Vice President Kimi Watanabe expressed support for

5325-405: Was replaced with moderate liberal Katsuya Okada . In the 2004 House of Councilors elections, the DPJ won a seat more than the ruling Liberal Democrats, but the LDP still maintained its firm majority in total votes. This was the first time since its inception that the LDP had garnered fewer votes than another party. The 2005 snap parliamentary elections called by Junichiro Koizumi in response to

5400-416: Was secured, leading Matsui to comment on the difficulty of elections in Tokyo. On August 22, Secretary-General Baba discussed the government's framework on a TV program, hinting at potential cooperation with the ruling party after the upcoming general election of the House of Representatives. He suggested that if allowed to pursue their desired policies, various forms of collaboration could be considered. On

5475-474: Was the representative, five members of the House of Councillors executive faction voluntarily left the parliamentary faction on October 16 as a counteraction to their expulsion. These members then reformed the "Restoration Party (House of Councillors)" faction. On October 31, Hashimoto, along with Osaka governor Ichirō Matsui , convened in Osaka City to establish Initiatives from Osaka ( おおさか維新の会 , Ōsaka Ishin no Kai ) after they and their supporters left

5550-410: Was unacceptable for a national party, and that the party would adopt a new name that did not include the word "Osaka" in an attempt to broaden its nationwide appeal. At a meeting on 23 August 2016, the party voted to change its name to Nippon Ishin no Kai ( 日本維新の会 ) but did not announce an official English name. On July 12, following the House of Councillors election, Matsui announced plans to rename

5625-593: Was viewed as one of the causes for the party's poor performance in the election. The divided house meant the government required the cooperation of smaller parties including Your Party and the Communist Party to ensure the passage of legislation through the upper house. Ozawa challenged Kan's leadership of the DPJ in September 2010 . Although Ozawa initially had a slight edge among DPJ members of parliament, local rank-and-file party members and activists overwhelmingly supported Kan, and according to opinion polls

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