Sunrise Party
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The Sunrise Party (太陽の党, Taiyō no Tō, literally "Party of the Sun", SP), formerly known as the Sunrise Party of Japan (たちあがれ日本, Tachiagare Nippon, literally "Rise up, Japan!", SPJ), was a conservative and nationalist political party in Japan.[5] The SPJ was formed on 10 April 2010 by five Japanese lawmakers and parliamentarians, four former members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and an independent politician. It was named by the then-Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Shintarō Ishihara who supported the action.[6] At its inception, the party described itself as an "anti-DPJ, non-LDP" political force.[7][8]
Sunrise Party 太陽の党 Taiyō no Tō | |
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President | Shintaro Ishihara & Takeo Hiranuma |
Secretary-General | Hiroyuki Sonoda |
Councillors leader[1] | Takao Fujii[2] |
Founded | 10 April 2010 (2010-04-10) |
Dissolved | 17 November 2012 (2012-11-17) |
Split from | Liberal Democratic Party |
Succeeded by | Japan Restoration Party |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-right[4] |
Colours | Red and blue |
Website | |
www.taiyounotou.jp | |
It was renamed and re-formed on 14 November 2012 by co-leaders Ishihara and Takeo Hiranuma. The party merged into the Japan Restoration Party on 17 November 2012.[9]