The is a Japanese regional political party based in
Tokyo founded by
Takashi Tachibana on 20 May 2020. The party is named after
Takafumi Horie, an Internet entrepreneur whose nickname is "Horiemon", which is derived from time-traveling cartoon robot cat
Doraemon; however, Horie has publicly disclaimed any connection to the party.
Ideology
The party's policies include "stopping the
infodemic"
and reopening Tokyo in wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Other policies include abolishing cash, abolishing road tolls and public transport ticketing, rebuilding
Edo Castle
is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo and is therefore also known as .
Tokugawa Ieyasu established the ...
and
legalizing cannabis.
The party has also inherited many policies from its national affiliate,
The Party to Protect the People from NHK
NHK Party ( ja, NHK党, ), self-abbreviated as the NHK (NHK), also known as Anti-NHK Party in English language media, is a populist and single-issue political party in Japan founded on 17 June 2013 by activist Takashi Tachibana. The party's origi ...
, including abolishing Japanese state broadcaster
NHK and eliminating
TV license fees.
Electoral history
The party unsuccessfully contested the
2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election
The 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on 5 July 2020 to elect the Governor of Tokyo. In a result viewed as an endorsement of her handling of Tokyo's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, incumbent Yuriko Koike was re-elected for a second t ...
, winning 0.72% of the vote.
of
Tomin First was re-elected with 59.70%.
References
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{{Japanese political parties
2020 establishments in Japan
Political parties established in 2020
Regional parties in Japan
Politics of Tokyo