New Party Nippon
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The New Party Nippon is a Japanese political party formed on August 21, 2005. The party is headed by the former Nagano
governor Yasuo Tanaka
, and includes Diet
members Kōki Kobayashi (deputy leader), Takashi Aoyama, Makoto Taki
, and Hiroyuki Arai
, who left the Liberal Democratic Party
in opposition to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
’s postal privatization drive.
The new party is seen as aiming to appeal toward urban voters, while the People's New Party
, formed around the same time by other LDP rebels, has a more rural support base.
In the Japan general election, 2005
, only one member, Makoto Taki, was elected (to a proportional seat in Kinki), with Kobayashi and Aoyama, among others, failing to be elected in either single-seat or proportional districts.
On July 2007, Hiroyuki Arai and Minoru Taki left the party.
In the Japanese House of Councillors
election, 2007, Yasuo Tanaka, the President, was elected. He is the only party member to currently have a seat in the Diet of Japan
.
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
governor Yasuo Tanaka
Yasuo Tanaka
is a Japanese novelist and politician. He served as the governor of Nagano prefecture from 2000 to 2006, became president of New Party Nippon and has been elected to Japan's legislatures.- Early life :...
, and includes Diet
Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
members Kōki Kobayashi (deputy leader), Takashi Aoyama, Makoto Taki
Makoto Taki
is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as an independent. A native of Ōta, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he was elected for the first time in 1996.- External links :* in Japanese....
, and Hiroyuki Arai
Hiroyuki Arai
is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tamura, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he had served in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term since 1987. He was elected to House of Representatives for the first time...
, who left the Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
in opposition to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi
is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended.Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party , he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the...
’s postal privatization drive.
The new party is seen as aiming to appeal toward urban voters, while the People's New Party
People's New Party
The People's New Party is a centre-right, Conservative, Japanese political party formed on 17 August 2005 in the aftermath of the defeat of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Japan Post privatisation bills which led to a snap election.-History:The Kokumin Shinto, headed by Shizuka Kamei, includes...
, formed around the same time by other LDP rebels, has a more rural support base.
In the Japan general election, 2005
Japan general election, 2005
A general election in Japan was held on 11 September 2005 for all 480 seats of the House of Representatives of Japan, the lower house of the Diet of Japan, almost two years before the end of the term taken from the last election in 2003...
, only one member, Makoto Taki, was elected (to a proportional seat in Kinki), with Kobayashi and Aoyama, among others, failing to be elected in either single-seat or proportional districts.
On July 2007, Hiroyuki Arai and Minoru Taki left the party.
In the Japanese House of Councillors
House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or designation of the prime minister, the House of Representatives...
election, 2007, Yasuo Tanaka, the President, was elected. He is the only party member to currently have a seat in the Diet of Japan
Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
.
External links
New Party Nippon- 新党日本 （公式サイト）