Conservative Party of Japan 日本保守党 Nihon Hoshutō | |
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Abbreviation | Hoshutō |
Leader | Naoki Hyakuta |
Deputy Leader | Takashi Kawamura |
Secretary General | Kaori Arimoto |
Founder | Naoki Hyakuta Kaori Arimoto |
Founded | 1 September 2023[1] |
Headquarters | 2-1-1 Yaesu, Chuo, Tokyo 104-0028, Japan[2] |
Membership (2024) | 65,000[3] |
Ideology | |
Colours | Sky blue |
Slogan | "日本を豊かに、強く"[11] "Nihon o yutaka ni, tsuyoku" ("Making Japan rich, strong") |
Councillors | 0 / 248
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Representatives | 0 / 465
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Prefectural assembly members | 0 / 2,675
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City and town assembly members[12] | 10 / 30,490
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The Conservative Party of Japan (Japanese: 日本保守党, Nihon Hoshutō) is a conservative,[4][5][6][7] Japanese nationalist[8] and right-wing populist[13] political party in Japan founded by novelist Naoki Hyakuta and journalist Kaori Arimoto in 2023, following the passage of the LGBT Understanding Promotion Act.[14][15] The party, claiming to "protect Japan's national polity and traditional culture" is often characterised as being opposed to immigration, xenophobic, and uses historically revisionist rhetoric,[16] with party leaders often engaging in discriminatory remarks towards foreigners and sexual minorities,[17] as well as denying Japanese war crimes committed prior to and during the Second World War, such as the Nanjing Massacre.[18][19]
The party is categorized as an alt-right entity within Japan's political spectrum due to its origins in online political discourse and the predominance of right-wing netizens among its membership.[20][21] Founded by internet political commentators, the party's reliance on digital activism and the propagation of its viewpoints in online spaces solidify its reputation as a manifestation of the alt-right movement in Japan.[22][23] The party has been the most followed Japanese political party on X (formerly Twitter) since September 2023.[24]
The party opposes LGBT rights in Japan,[14][25] immigration,[26] and gender equality.[27] It supports welfare chauvinism,[28] revising the constitution,[28] and a stronger foreign policy against China and North Korea.[28] The Asahi Shimbun has noted that the party draws its support from individuals previously affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) but grew dissatisfied with the moderate policies of party leader and prime minister Fumio Kishida.[29][30][31]
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