Sunrise Party 太陽の党 Taiyō no Tō | |
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| Abbreviation | Taiyō , TT |
| President | Shintaro Ishihara Takeo Hiranuma |
| Secretary-General | Hiroyuki Sonoda |
| Councillors leader[2] | Takao Fujii[1] |
| Founded | 10 April 2010 |
| Dissolved | 17 November 2012 |
| Split from | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Succeeded by | Japan Restoration Party |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right[4] |
| Colours | Red and blue |
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| www.taiyounotou.jp | |
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The Sunrise Party (太陽の党, Taiyō no Tō, literally "Party of the Sun", SP), formerly known as the Sunrise Party of Japan (たちあがれ日本, Tachiagare Nippon, literally "Rise up, Japan!", SPJ), was a conservative and nationalist political party in Japan.[5] The SPJ was formed on 10 April 2010 by five Japanese lawmakers and parliamentarians, four former members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and an independent politician. It was named by the then-Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Shintarō Ishihara who supported the action.[6] At its inception, the party described itself as an "anti-DPJ, non-LDP" political force.[7][8]
It was renamed and re-formed on 14 November 2012 by co-leaders Ishihara and Takeo Hiranuma. The party merged into the Japan Restoration Party on 17 November 2012.[9]
- ^ Tachiagare Nippon: Party members in the national Diet, prefectural and local assemblies
- ^ In the House of Councillors, the party forms a joint parliamentary group with the Liberal Democratic Party since January 2012.
- ^ a b Amy Tao. "Ishihara Shintaro, Biography & Facts". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Sunrise Party of Japan (SPJ) Tachiagare Nippon". GlobalSecurity.org. 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo governor quits post, would launch nationalist party". Boston Globe. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "New political party to be named 'Tachiagare Nippon' (Stand up Japan)" Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Harada, Hidemi (2010). 知恵蔵の解説 [The Chiezo's explanation]. kotobank.jp (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "The Sunrise Party of Japan Mulls Conservative Alliances". PanOrient News. Tokyo. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Johnston, Eric, "Nippon Ishin no Kai: Local but with national outlook", The Japan Times, 3 October 2012, p. 3