Nippon Ishin no Kai

For the related regional party, see Osaka Restoration Association.
For the previous party to have the same name in Japanese, see Japan Restoration Party.
Nippon Ishin no Kai
日本維新の会
President Ichirō Matsui[1]
Secretary-General Nobuyuki Baba
Founded 2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
Headquarters Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Ideology Economic liberalism
Limited government
Localism
Political position Centre-right
Councillors
12 / 242
Representatives
15 / 475
Website
o-ishin.jp

Nippon Ishin no Kai (日本維新の会) is a Japanese political party. Formed as Initiatives from Osaka in October 2015 from a split in the Japan Innovation Party, the party became the third-biggest opposition party in the National Diet following the July 2016 House of Councillors election.

History

The party was formed in October 2015 under the name Initiatives from Osaka (おおさか維新の会 Osaka Ishin no Kai) by Osaka governor Ichiro Matsui and then-Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto after they and their supporters left the Japan Innovation Party.[1][2] 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).[1]

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.[3][4] 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%)[5] and was second behind the Liberal Democratic Party in Hyogo Prefecture (470,526; 19.5%).[6] The gain in seats made the party the third-biggest opposition in the National Diet.[7] 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.[8] 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.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's new party debuts". 31 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Abe meets ex-Osaka Mayor Hashimoto on heels of resignation". Nikkei Asian Review. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "開票結果・速報(選挙区・大阪府)【参議院選挙2016】" [Results (Osaka District) [House of Councillors Election 2016]]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "開票結果・速報(選挙区・兵庫県)【参議院選挙2016】" [Results (Hyogo District) [House of Councillors Election 2016]]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "比例代表選出議員選挙　政党等別得票数（大阪府計）" [National Block Election - Votes by Party (Osaka Prefecture Total)] (in Japanese). Osaka Prefecture Electoral Commission. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "参議院比例代表選出議員選挙　開票結果（総括表）" [House of Councillors National Block Election Results (Compilation Table)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hyogo Prefecture Electoral Commission. 11 July 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. 1 2 Johnston, Eric (23 August 2016). "In bid to go national, Osaka Ishin no Kai changes its name". Japan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Osaka Ishin to drop 'Osaka' from name in bid to boost appeal, taps Watanabe as deputy". Japan Times. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

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