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Citizens' Cooperation Party
The was a centrist political party in Japan. History The party was established on 8 March 1947 as a merger of the Cooperative Democratic Party and the National Party (Japan), National Party following seven months of talks.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp576–577 The merger was the result of fears that a new electoral system would make it more difficult for small parties to gain representation. Although it initially had 78 MPs, a group of 15 led by Heima Hayashi left to join the Democratic Party (Japan, 1947), Democratic Party. In the 1947 Japanese general election, 1947 elections the party won 31 seats in the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives and nine in the 1947 Japanese House of Councillors election, House of Councillors. It joined Tetsu Katayama's coalition government and was given two cabinet positions; party chairman Takeo Miki was appointed Minister of Communications and Junzo Sasamori Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Asahi Shimbun Company
is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition and 1.33 million for its evening edition as of July 2021, was second behind that of the ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. By print circulation, it is the third List of newspapers in the world by circulation, largest newspaper in the world behind the ''Yomiuri'', though its digital size trails that of many global newspapers including ''The New York Times''. Its publisher, is a media conglomerate with its registered headquarters in Osaka. It is a privately held company, privately held family business with ownership and control remaining with the founding Murayama and Ueno families. According to the Reuters Institute Digital Report 2018, public trust in the ''Asahi Shimbun'' is the lowest among Japan's major dailies, though confidence is declining in all t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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