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The Happiness Realization Party (HRP) (幸福実現党, Kōfuku Jitsugen-tō) is a Japanese political party founded by Ryuho Okawa on May 23, 2009 in order to offer the Japanese people a third option for the upcoming elections in August 2009. Ryuho Okawa, who believes Kim Jong Il's guardian angel told him of Kim's plans, also has written many other books which channeled the spirits of Mohammed, Christ, Buddha, Confucius, and Mozart that all have the same message: "Japan is the world's greatest power and should ditch its constitution, rearm, and take over Asia". [1]

The current party leader is Kyoko Okawa, and they have entered candidates in every electoral district in the country — the largest of all parties.[2] On July 22, 2009, Ryuho Okawa, the founder, also declared himself as a first ranking candidate of the Tokyo proportional representation bloc.

One of the stated reasons for establishing The Happiness Realization Party was in response that neither of the two major parties, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) or the opposing Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), has defined a clear plan to deal with the threats of North Korea from their missile testing or how to lift the country out of an economic recession.

Its manifesto is to more than double Japan's population to 300 million through making child-rearing easier for mothers and actively accepting foreigners, to take more responsibility as a world leader, amend the pacifist Article 9 of the existing constitution to be able to guarantee the safety and protection of its people against the military thread of North Korea, to encourage a nuclear-free world grounded in a spirit of religious tolerance, and introduce a religion education, as they state, that is based on a universal spirit of love, compassion, spirit of self-help and be able to make the distinction between good and evil.[2]

Critical opinions

According to The Japan Times, "for many, the Happies smell suspiciously like a cult". [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ McNeill, David (2 August 2009), "Japan's 'third choice' offers voters happiness, war", South China Morning Post {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c McNeill, David (4 August 2009), "Party offers a third way: happiness", The Japan Times, retrieved 5 August 2009 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
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