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Revision as of 06:10, 6 July 2022

For the related regional party, see Osaka Restoration Association. For the previous party to have the same name in Japanese, see Japan Restoration Party.
Japan Innovation Party
日本維新の会
LeaderIchirō Matsui
Nobuyuki Baba
Secretary-GeneralFujita Fumitake
Deputy LeaderHirofumi Yoshimura
Founded2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
Split fromJapan Innovation Party
HeadquartersOsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
NewspaperNippon Ishin[1]
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[2][9][A]
Colours  Green[10]
Councillors
15 / 245
Representatives
41 / 465
Local (Prefectural and Local) assembly members
129 / 32,430
Website
o-ishin.jp
^ A: It has been also described as centre-right.[11] Korean media identified the party as far-right,[12][13][14] while voters in Japan view the party as center.[15]

The Japan Innovation Party (日本維新の会, Nippon Ishin no Kai)[a] is a conservative and right-wing populist political party in Japan.[16] 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 July 2016 House of Councillors election.

The party advocates decentralization,[2][4] federalism (Dōshūsei), free education,[17] limited government,[7] and neoliberalism.[5] Arguing to remove defense spending limits, and standing with the Liberal Democratic Party on revising the constitution,[18] the party gained conservative and right-wing support during the 2021 general election, primarily in Osaka.[16]

History

The party was formed in October 2015 under the name Initiatives from Osaka (おおさか維新の会, Ōsaka Ishin no Kai) by Osaka governor Ichirō Matsui and then-Osaka mayor Tōru Hashimoto after they and their supporters left the Japan Innovation Party.[19][20] The Japanese name was the same as the Osaka Restoration Association, which was also formed by Hashimoto, but was differentiated by writing "Osaka" in hiragana (おおさか) rather than in kanji (大阪).[19]

The first major election contested by the party was the July 2016 House of Councillors election. The party performed well in the Kansai region, winning two of four seats in the Osaka at-large district and one of three seats in the Hyogo at-large district.[21][22] In the national PR block the party finished fifth with 5,153,584 votes (9.2%), which meant it won 4 of the 48 seats. The majority of its votes were again centred around Osaka; the party received the most votes in Osaka Prefecture (1,293,626; 34.9%)[23] and was second behind the Liberal Democratic Party in Hyogo Prefecture (470,526; 19.5%).[24] The gain in seats made the party the third-biggest opposition in the National Diet.[25] However, after the election Matsui said the poor showing outside of Kansai was unacceptable for a national party, and that the party would adopt a new name that did not include the word "Osaka" in an attempt to broaden its nationwide appeal.[26] At a meeting on 23 August 2016, the party voted to change its name to Nippon Ishin no Kai (日本維新の会) but did not announce an official English name.[25]

Ideology, platform and policy

Views on the political position of Nippon Ishin no Kai have been varied. While it has been described as being neoliberal, conservative, right-wing populist, the party itself commits to reformism, regionalism and 'self-sustainability' in its party constitution.[27] The party supports the amendment of the Japanese constitution, including the installation of a constitutional court, mandated free education, and increased devolution.[28] The party has not made an official stance on neither supporting or opposing the amendment to Article 9 of the Japanese constitution, which prohibits Japan from possessing an offensive military, however has pledged to partake in debate.[29] Economically, the party supports increased economic liberalisation, including deregulation of the labour market and the streamlining of bureaucratic structure.[30] Socially, the party supports the legalisation of same-sex marriage,[31] and optional separate surnames for married couples.[32] The party has recently been described as centrist and moderate, being perceived as such by the voter base, according to recent public opinion polls.[33][34]

The party manifesto for the 2021 Japanese General election, dubbed "維新八策2021", containing 329 individual policy proposals, and included the following pledges :[35][36]

  • Reform of social insurance and pension system, with the introduction of a universal basic income of ¥60,000 per month, with additional supplements for non-coupled elderly
  • Reform of income tax and social insurance fee, replacing the current system with a two-tiered income tax
  • Deregulation of the workforce, allowing for compensated dismissals
  • Reform of the social medical insurance system from age-based subsidy rates to income-based cost subsidies
  • Universal access to free education from preschool to university, written within the constitution
  • Introduction of the "2:1 rule", requiring two pieces of regulation to be removed per introduction of any new industrial regulation
  • Deregulation of protected industries such as ridesharing, finance and agriculture
  • Separate surnames for married couples
  • Same-sex marriage legalisation
  • Maintaining current emission reduction targets with consideration of carbon pricing schemes
  • Legislating Osaka as the vice-capital of Japan
  • Push for further devolution with merger of prefectures into states (dōshūsei), while allocating the consumption tax as a regional tax
  • Constitutional amendments including: Universal free education, devolution, and the establishment of constitutional courts
  • Maintaining agnate succession of the Imperial throne while considering re-royalisation of former Imperial household members.
  • Repealing the 1%GDP cap on defence spending and the establishment of a national intelligence organisation
  • Promotion of free trade, especially within the Asia-pacific region
  • Adding hospital capacity for COVID-19 treatment
  • Temporary cuts in consumption tax rate from 10% to 5%, with tax rates set to 8% after two years
  • 30% reduction in diet members, and a 30% cut in member's compensation
  • Contributions reform prohibiting corporate and organisational donations to political parties and candidates
  • Establishment of a public documents bureau, digitalisation of all public document, and maintaining edit records through utilisation of blockchain technology

Leadership

Parliamentary caucus leadership

(Source:[37])

Position Name
Co-Leader Baba Nobuyuki
Deputy leader Suzuki Muneo
Secretary-General Fujita Fumitake
Chairman of the Policy Bureau Adachi Yasushi
General Affairs Committee chief Inoue Hidetaka
Diet Affairs Committee chief Endo Takashi
Joint House Caucus Chair Ishii Akira
House of Councilors Caucus Chair Asada Hitoshi

Party leaders

No. Name Term of office
Took office Left office
Split from: Innovation Party (centre-right)
1 Tōru Hashimoto 2 November 2015 12 December 2015
2 Ichirō Matsui 12 December 2015 23 August 2016
3 Co-leadership
Ichirō Matsui   Toranosuke Katayama
23 August 2016 27 November 2021
4 Co-leadership
Ichirō Matsui   Nobuyuki Baba
27 November 2021 Incumbent

Election results

General election results

House of Representatives
Election Leader No. of
candidates 		Seats Position Constituency votes PR Block votes Status
No. ± Share No. Share No. Share
2017 Ichirō Matsui 52
11 / 465
 2.3% 6th 1,765,053 3.18% 3,387,097 6.07% Opposition
2021 Ichirō Matsui 96
41 / 465
 Increase 30 8.8% Increase 3rd 4,802,793 8.36% 8,050,830 14.01% Opposition

Councillors election results

House of Councillors
Election Leader No. of
candidates 		Seats Position Constituency votes Party list votes Status
Won ± Share Not up Total[b] No. Share No. Share
2016 Ichirō Matsui 28
7 / 121
 5.8% 5
12 / 242
 5th 3,303,419 5.84% 5,153,584 9.20% Opposition
2019 Ichirō Matsui 22
10 / 124
 Increase 3 8.1% 6
16 / 245
 Steady 5th 3,664,530 7.28% 4,907,844 9.80% Opposition

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Stated as Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) on its website's copyright notice
  2. ^ The Upper house is split in two classes, one elected every three years.

References

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