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The Japan Socialist Party (日本社会党) (in Japanese Nihon Shakai-to) was a former Japanese political party with a socialist, left-wing ideology, which functioned between 1945 and 1996. The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition...


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The Japan Socialist Party was the first political party to form after the end of World War II. It began as an extreme revolutionary socialist party, but within a couple of years, it had become a more regular socialist party. Opposing parties also began to form, including the Liberals (even though they were conservative) and the Democrats, with a more agrarian agenda. In 1947, Katayama Tetsu, a socialist, was elected Prime Minister, and the socialists won a majority in the Diet of Japan. The government collapsed in 1948 because of Marxist rebellion within the party, and by the end of the 1940's, the JSP had split into two parties - the Rightist Socialist Party of Japan, made up of moderate social-democrats, and the Leftist Socialist Party of Japan, made up of Marxist-socialists. In 1955, the two sides reconciled and merged, and the Japan Socialist Party was reborn. The Japan Socialist Party, even while in the opposition, remained the largest party until 1955, when the Liberals and Democrats merged and formed the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (Japan). World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... A revolutionary is a person who either advocates or actively engages in some kind of revolution. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... The National Diet of Japan (国会; Kokkai) is Japans legislature. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... The Rightist Socialist Party of Japan was a Japanese political party that existed between 1948 and 1955. ... The Leftist Socialist Party of Japan was a Japanese political party that existed between 1948 and 1955. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), also known as Jiyū Minshutō (自由民主党, more often abbreviated to Jimin-tō 自民党)as of 2004, is the largest Japanese political party. ...


From this point the Japan Socialist Party won very few seats. It did however, function as the main opposition force to the Liberal Democrats, in addition to the Communists, and other small parties. It had varying degrees of electoral success, but it did not return to power after 1948, instead serving as the perennial opposition to the Liberal Democrats. The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) (日本共産党), in Japanese known as Nihon Kyōsan-tō is a political party of Japan based on communism. ...


In 1960, a breakaway group (formed by the most moderate faction of the old Rightist Socialist Party of Japan) formed the Democratic Socialist Party (Japan), but the remnants of the Socialist Party were preserved. The Democratic Socialist Party (originally 民主社会党 Minshu Shakai-tō, later simply 民社党 Minsha-tō) was a former democratic socialist party that existed in Japan. ...


In 1986 Takako Doi became the chairwoman of the party, and became speaker of the House of Representatives, ushering in new popularity for the party. This reached its peak in 1993, when the LDP was defeated by the liberal Japan Renewal Party and its allies, which included the JSP. The liberals in control of the coalition, such as the JRP and the Japan New Party, treated the radicals with disrespect. Thus, the New Party Sakigake and JSP left the coalition and joined with the LDP in the opposition. The LDP and JSP thus put aside their long fight. The Communists and the Komeito Party remained in the coalition. Doi Takako (土井たか子) (born November 30, 1928) is a Japanese politician. ... The Japan Renewal Party (also JRP)(新生党, Shinseitō) was a Japanese political party that existed in the early 1990s. ... The New Party Sakigake (新党さきがけ Shinto Sakigake) was a Japanese political party that broke away from the Liberal Democratic Party on June 22, 1993. ... The Clean Government Party (明党) or CGP, -- known in Japanese as Komeito was a former political party in Japan. ...


In 1994, the JSP came to power for the first time since 1948 under Tomiichi Murayama, in coalition with the LDP and New Party Sakigake. But by 1996, the LDP had returned to power, and the JSP withdrew from the coalition. Chairwoman Doi wanted to heavily reform the party, so she dissolved the JSP in 1996 and created a new, more moderate, social-democratic party, the Social Democratic Party (Japan). Tomiichi Murayama (村山 富市 Murayama Tomiichi) (born March 3, 1924) was the 81st Prime Minister of Japan from June 30, 1994 to January 11, 1996 and was replaced by Ryutaro Hashimoto. ... In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between those generally classified as being left-wing or liberal and those seen as being right-wing, conservative, or fundamentalist. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Japanese more commonly known as Shakai Minshu-to, is a political party of Japan. ...


After the dissolution of the JSP, the new SDP failed to repilcate earlier successes. When the Democratic Party formed in 1998, it supplanted the JSP's traditional role as a strong, social-democratic and liberal force. In the late nineties the SDP began a long decline. Currently, the party has hardly any seats in the Diet and is the smallest Japanese political party at present. There are talks going on regarding a merger between the SDP and the Democratic Party of Japan. A recently formed organisation Young Socialists (Japan), which retains a full membership of International Union of Socialist Youth), is said to be inherited from the political tradition of Rightist Socialists. The Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō) is a liberal party in Japan. ... In politics, the term liberal refers to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism —an ideology espousing liberty. ... The Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō) is a liberal party in Japan. ...


The party was left-wing, and socialist on domestic policy. It is now defunct. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ...


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Japan Socialist Party - definition of Japan Socialist Party in Encyclopedia (626 words)
The Japan Socialist Party (日本社会党) (in Japanese Nihon Shakai-to) was a former Japanese political party with a socialist, left-wing ideology, which functioned between 1945 and 1996.
The Japan Socialist Party, even though after 1948 was in the opposition, remained the largest party until 1955, when the Liberals and Democrats merged and formed the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (Japan).
The Communists and the Komeito Party remained in the coalition.
Japan Socialist Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (625 words)
The Japan Socialist Party was the first political party to form after the end of World War II.
The Japan Socialist Party, even while in the opposition, remained the largest party until 1955, when the Liberals and Democrats merged and formed the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (Japan).
In 1986 Takako Doi became the chairwoman of the party, and became speaker of the House of Representatives, ushering in new popularity for the party.
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