How many major parties are there in Japan? Who are the key figures in each?

1. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDPJ)

Founded in 1955, the LDPJ represents the interests of the monopoly bourgeoisie in Japan. In the second half of the 1950s and the 1960s, the party controlled the majority of seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives, but in the second half of the 1970s, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) declined in the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors because of the confrontation between conservatism and innovation.

The LDP was defeated in the House of Representatives election in December 1983, and was forced to enter into a coalition with the New Freedom Club (NFC), which temporarily broke the LDP's one-party rule, but the NFC was soon dissolved and rejoined the LDP. The key figures of the party included Ichiro Hatoyama, Takeyoshi Miki, Mutsu Ono, Takehiko Ogata, and Kiichi Miyazawa.

2. National Democratic Party of Japan (NDPJ)

Established on March 14, 2016 Formed through the merger of the former Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party, the party has grown from a small party in the post-war period to the second largest party today.

The party grew through general elections, and in 2000 merged with the former Liberal Party of Japan to become Japan's largest opposition party, and the second-largest after the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The party's key figures include Ichiro Ozawa, Yukio Hatoyama, Toru Hashimoto, Kenji Eda and Shinzo Abe.

3. Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDPJ)

Founded on November 2, 1945, the SDPJ was formerly known as the Socialist Party of Japan (SPJ). At the time of its founding, the party adopted a simple program of "political democracy, economic socialism, and pacifism in international relations.

In 1996, the Socialist Party of Japan underwent an internal reorganization and changed its name to the Social Democratic Party. The party's key figures include Tetsu Katayama and Jun Ashida.

4. Japan ****production Party

Founded on July 15, 1922, the party joined the Third International (i.e., the ****production International) in December of the same year. After its founding, it fought valiantly for the overthrow of the absolutist emperor system, the abolition of feudalistic ownership, the opposition to wars of aggression, and the struggle for people's democracy.

In August 1945 Japan surrendered in defeat, and in December Japan **** convened the fourth party congress, which formulated the party's program of action and party constitution, and put forward the slogan of abolishing the emperor system and establishing a people's **** and state. Tokuda Kouichi was elected General Secretary.

Since the Seventh Congress, the party has been fighting against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty and for independence, democracy, peace, and the betterment of people's lives. The party advocates the legal and democratic establishment of a coalition government through a majority in the Diet, followed by a transition to socialism.

The highest organ of power in Japan*** is the Party Congress, which elects the Central Committee. The party dignitaries included Kouichi Tokuda, Senzo Nosaka, Kenji Miyamoto, and Tetsuzo Fubuki.

5. The Komeito Party of Japan (Komeito)

Founded in 1964, the Komeito Party of Japan (KPJ)

is a national political party that claims to be a center-based party, and during the period of 1964-1969, it practiced the system of "unity of politics and religion," with its party members coming from the Institute of Social Sciences (ISS), and with its cadres holding ISS positions, and it paid close attention to the recruitment of non-ISS members.

The main members of the party were small and medium-sized capitalists, employees and young students. Women accounted for about half of the party's total membership.

From 1989, Koushiro Ishida was the chairman of the committee, and Yuichi Ichikawa was the secretary-general. The organization's newspapers, Komei Shimbun and Komei Shimbun Sunday Edition; and the theoretical journal Komei (monthly).

6. The Democratic Socialist Party of Japan (DSPJ)

Founded on January 24, 1960, the DSPJ was formed by the Nishio Suehiro faction of the Japan Socialist Party (JSPJ), which had split from the JSPJ, and part of the Kawakami Jotaro faction, and was renamed the Democratic Socialist Party (DSPJ) in January 1970, with democratic socialism as its main theme. The party made democratic socialism the centerpiece of its platform.

The party was founded on the idea of reforming capitalism, and advocated opposition to both capitalism and ****anism. While the BDP claimed to be a party of renewal in the middle of the road, its policies were close to those of the LDP, and it was called the "Second LDP".

Under the prefectural associations, there are associations based on national constituencies. The basic duty of the party members is to engage in election activities for the election of the party's candidates. 90,000 members were registered in 1989, and since 1989, Eiichi Nagasuma has been the chairman of the committee, and Takashi Yonezawa has been the secretary-general. The organization's newspaper is "Minsha Weekly"; the theoretical journal "Renovation" (monthly).

Baidu Encyclopedia - Political Parties in Japan - Major Political Parties