The was a political party in Japan. It was launched on 22 September 2014, following the merger of the

Japan Restoration Party The , also referred to in English as the Japan Restoration Association, was a Japanese political party. It was launched on 12 September 2012 and gained official recognition on 28 September 2012. The party grew from the regional Osaka Restoration ...

headed by

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, and the Unity Party, led by Kenji Eda. On 27 March 2016 the party merged with the

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and Vision of Reform to form the Democratic Party (''Minshintō'').

History

When it was founded, the Japan Innovation Party was led by Kenji Eda and Osaka city mayor

. Their initial policy positions included constitutional revision, increased local government autonomy, and the phasing out of

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, and the party also signalled a willingness to work with the Liberal Democratic Party and

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on issues where their policies aligned. Soon after forming, however, Hashimoto resigned in December 2014 from his role in order to focus on the

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mayoral election scheduled for the spring of 2015, and Eda remained as the sole leader of the party. Following the defeat of the Osaka Metropolis plan in an Osaka city referendum in May 2015, Eda resigned as leader and former Democratic Party of Japan member

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was elected as his replacement. In October 2015 a faction aligned with Hashimoto split from the party to form the

Initiatives from Osaka The is a conservative and right-wing populist political party in Japan. Formed as ''Initiatives from Osaka'' in October 2015 from a split in the old Japan Innovation Party, the party became the third-biggest opposition party in the National D ...

. Then, in late October, another four members left after expressing dissatisfaction with Matsuno's leadership; the group went on to form the Vision of Reform in December 2015. On 24 February 2016, the Japan Innovation Party, Vision of Reform and larger

(DPJ) announced an agreement to merge ahead of the Upper House elections in July 2016. On 14 March 2016 the Japanese name of the new party was announced as ''Minshintō'', having been the most popular choice of two possible names among voters. On 27 March 2016, the DPJ, Vision of Reform, JIP and other minor parties merged to form the new Democratic Party.

Presidents of JIP

Election results

House of Representatives

References

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* {{Authority control Political parties established in 2014 Political parties disestablished in 2016 Libertarian parties in Japan Nationalist parties in Asia Japanese nationalism 2014 establishments in Japan 2016 disestablishments in Japan Politics of Osaka Prefecture Politics of Japan