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Japanese liberalism (自由主義 or リベラリズム) [note 1] formed in the nineteenth century as a reaction against traditional society. In the twentieth century 'liberal' (自由) gradually became a synonym for conservative, and today the main conservative party in the country is named Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党, Jiyū-Minshutō).
After the Liberal Party left the coalition in April 2000, Prime Minister Mori welcomed a Liberal Party splinter group, the New Conservative Party, into the ruling coalition. The three-party coalition made up of the LDP, New Komeito, and the New Conservative Party maintained its majority in the Diet following the June 2000 Lower House elections.
The Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党, Jiyū-Minshutō), frequently abbreviated to LDP or Jimintō (自民党), is a major conservative [15] and nationalist [16] political party in Japan. Since its foundation in 1955, the LDP has been in power almost continuously—a period called the 1955 System —except between 1993 and 1994, and ...
After the war, Japanese conservatism experienced a resurgence under the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which came to power in 1955 and established the "1955 system" of conservative dominance in Japanese politics. Due to this, the LDP emerged as a dominant political force which lasts to this day. [17] [18]
Japanese Democratic Party (JDP; Nihon Minshutō): Hatoyama-led breakaway from the liberals merged with smaller groups including the opposition remnants of the Democratic Party; the "conservative merger" (hoshu gōdō) of 1955 united Liberal Party and Japanese Democratic Party in the Liberal Democratic Party that dominated postwar politics for ...
Japan [a] is an island country in East Asia. ... The broadly conservative Liberal Democratic Party has been the dominant party in the country since the 1950s, ...
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (立憲民主党, Rikken-minshutō, CDP [10] or CDPJ [11]) is a liberal [12] political party in Japan.It is the primary centre-left party in Japan, [13] [14] and as of 2024 is the second largest party in the National Diet behind the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
The center-right Likud calls itself a National-Liberal Party. Japan: the word liberal is used by the main conservative party, the Liberal Democratic Party (Jiyu Minshuto). The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (Rikken-minshutō) is a liberal centrist party.