Sunrise Party of Japan

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Sunrise Party
たちあがれ日本

Tachigare Nippon
President Takeo Hiranuma
Secretary general Hiroyuki Sonoda
Founded 10 April 2010 (2010-04-10)
Ideology National conservatism
Social conservatism
Official colours Red and Deep sky blue
Councillors
3 / 242
Representatives
2 / 480
Website
http://www.tachiagare.jp/
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The Sunrise Party of Japan (たちあがれ日本 Tachigare Nippon?, literally "Rise up, Japan!", SPJ) is a Japanese political party. The political party is formed by five Japanese lawmakers and parliamentarians, four former members of the Liberal Democratic Party and an independent politician. It was named by the veteran Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Shintarō Ishihara who supported the action.[1]

Yoshio Nakagawa belonged to the party but lost in House of Councillors election. Toranosuke Katayama won in this election.

Kaoru Yosano, one of the founding members, left this party on 13 January 2011 (JST) to join the Naoto Kan's cabinet as the minister of economic and fiscal policy.

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