Nippon Ishin no Kai

For the related regional party, see Osaka Restoration Association. For the previous party to have the same name in Japanese, see Japan Restoration Party.

Nippon Ishin no Kai
日本維新の会
AbbreviationIshin
JIP
LeaderNobuyuki Baba
Secretary-GeneralFujita Fumitake
Deputy LeaderHirofumi Yoshimura
FoundersIchirō Matsui
Tōru Hashimoto
Founded2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
Split fromJapan Innovation Party
HeadquartersOsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
NewspaperNippon Ishin[1]
Student wingIshin Students
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[A]
Colours  Lime green[12]
Slogan維新はやる。まっすぐに、改革を
Ishin wa yaru. Massuguni kaikaku o.[13]
('We'll do this. Innovation straight away.')
Councillors
20 / 248
Representatives
38 / 465
Prefectural assembly members
124 / 2,598
Municipal assembly members
766 / 32,430
Website
^ A: The party is commonly seen in Japanese and Western media as centre-right.[16] The party is sometimes described as far-right by South Korean outlets.[17]

The Japan Innovation Party (日本維新の会, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Restoration Association)[a] is a conservative[18][19] and centre-right[14][15] to right-wing populist[6][7] political party in Japan.[20] 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.

Nippon Ishin no Kai advocates decentralization,[18] federalism (Dōshūsei),[citation needed] free education,[21] and limited government policies.[7] Arguing to remove defense spending limits, and standing with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on revising the constitution,[22] the party gained conservative support during the 2021 general election, primarily in Osaka.[20] 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.[23][24][25]

  1. ^ Nippon Ishin no Kai (8 September 2016). 機関紙 日本維新 Vol.05 – 松井一郎 (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Japan's ruling LDP secures sole majority in lower house election". Nikkei Asia. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2021. One of the opposition parties that benefited from the LDP's loss of seats is Nippon Ishin no Kai, or Japan Innovation Party, a libertarian group with roots in Osaka. The party's presence could triple from 10 before the election. It is likely to surpass Komeito to become the third-largest party.
  3. ^ "Japan's Ruling LDP Wins Outright Majority in General Election". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ [2][3]
  5. ^ Johnston, Eric (23 August 2016). "In bid to go national, Osaka Ishin no Kai changes its name". The Japan Times. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Japan's ruling conservatives have been returned to power, but amid voter frustration, challenges lurk for Kishida". The Conversation. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021. The biggest gains were made by the populist Japan Innovation Party (JIP), which boosted its numbers from 11 to 41 seats.
  7. ^ a b c "Political factors and limitations that made the Abe administration the longest ever" (in Japanese). Newsweek Japan. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020. 一方で、日本維新の会は小さな政府論に右派的なポピュリズムを加えた政党ですが... (On the other hand, the Japan Innovation Party is a political party that has added right-wing populism to its small government theory ...)
  8. ^ "Right-wing populist party makes biggest gains in Japanese elections". Independent.ie. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ^ "安倍政権を歴代最長にした政治的要因と、その限界". Newsweek日本版 (in Japanese). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  10. ^ McCurry, Justin (1 November 2021). "Japan election: rightwing populists sweep vote in Osaka". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  11. ^ [6][7][8][9][10]
  12. ^ 日本に定着するか、政党のカラー [Will the colors of political parties settle in Japan?] (in Japanese). Nikkei, Inc. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. ^ "日本維新の会 統一地方選挙2023" [Japan Innovation Party Unified Local Elections 2023]. o-ishin.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  14. ^ a b Eric Johnston (6 September 2023). "Nippon Ishin's political path in focus amid differing party views". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 September 2023. ...the center-right party largely concentrated in the Kansai region is polling well against other opposition parties...
  15. ^ a b Jio Kamata (18 June 2022). "The Struggles of the Nippon Ishin no Kai". The Diplomat. Retrieved 18 June 2022. The center-right populist party saw marked success in last year's election, but its support base remains limited at the national level.
  16. ^ [14][15]
  17. ^ "大阪市民はなぜ「慰安婦を否定」する政党に歓呼したのか＝韓国報道（WoW!Korea） - Yahoo!ニュース". 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  18. ^ a b Park, Ju-min; Takenaka, Kiyoshi (1 November 2021). "Dark horse right-wing party emerges as third-largest in Japan lower house". Reuters. Retrieved 4 November 2021. ... The conservative Japan Innovation Party (JIP), which almost quadrupled its haul to 41 seats in the 465-seat legislature, ended up the election's biggest winner, overtaking even the Komeito party, the LDP's coalition partner. ... The right-wing JIP has been seen as a possible ally for the LDP's push to revise the constitution. But it has also called for deregulation, tax cuts and decentralisation of authority to help trigger growth ...
  19. ^ "Future of constitutional revision debate hangs in balance in Japan upper house poll". Mainichi Daily News. Mainichi Shimbun. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020. Prime Minister Abe is approaching conservative opposition Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) and even the Democratic Party For the People (DPFP) to win their support for constitutional revisions.
  20. ^ a b "Japan election: rightwing populists sweep vote in Osaka". the Guardian. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  21. ^ "【参院選】党首に聞く 日本維新の会・松井一郎代表「憲法改正で教育無償化」" [[House of Councillors election] Ichiro Matsui, Leader of the Japan Innovation Party: "Free education through constitutional amendment"]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Upstart Japanese Right-Wing Party Surprises With Big Election Gains". Bloomberg.com. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  23. ^ McCurry, Justin (1 November 2021). "Japan election: rightwing populists sweep vote in Osaka". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  24. ^ "The Struggles of the Nippon Ishin no Kai". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Why Does the Japanese Left Hate Nippon Ishin So Much?". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.


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