Tomin First no Kai

Tomin First no Kai
都民ファーストの会
PresidentChiharu Araki
FounderYuriko Koike
Founded23 January 2017 (2017-01-23)
HeadquartersToshima, Tokyo
Ideology"Tokyo’s Great Reform"
(self-proclaimed)[1]
Localism[1]
Conservatism[2]
Japanese nationalism[3]
Right-wing populism[4]
Political positionCentre-right[5] to right-wing[6][3]
National affiliationFirst no Kai (2021–)
Kibō no Tō (2017–2018)
ColoursGreen
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
28 / 127
Party flag
Website
tomin1st.jp

Tomin First no Kai (Japanese: 都民ファーストの会, Hepburn: Tomin Fāsuto no Kai, Tokyoites First Party) is a regional political party in Tokyo, Japan.

The party was founded by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike in 2017. Koike later stepped down as the party's leader and is no longer officially affiliated with the party, however her policies and image continue to form the backbone of the party's platform and she continues to endorse and campaign for its candidates.[7]

The party won the most seats in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in 2017 in what was widely described as a wave election, the party later lost control of the Assembly in the 2021 election, becoming the second-largest party in the chamber.

  1. ^ a b 綱領 (in Japanese). Tomin First no Kai. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ Kawashima, Shin (28 July 2017). "The Enigma of Japanese Politics". The Diplomat. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Yuen, Stacey (21 February 2020). "The Pride And (Anti-Korean) Prejudice Of Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Is A Big Problem". Forbes. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ Jeff Kingston (26 August 2017). "Koike tests possibilities and perils of populism in Japan". The Japan Times. 東京. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ Gregory W. Noble (13 July 2019). "Abe sails toward another electoral victory". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 15 September 2019. ... The Japanese Communist Party, two small centre-right regional groupings — Tokyoites First Party and Osaka-based Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) ...
  6. ^ Yuen, Stacey (21 February 2020). "Doubt cast over Tomin First's national appeal". The Japan Times. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ^ Sugiyama, Satoshi (5 July 2021). "Underwhelming Tokyo result offers LDP a warning for general election". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 July 2021.