The was a

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. 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 A ...

headed by

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, and the Unity Party, led by

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. On 27 March 2016 the party merged with the

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and

Vision of Reform was a Japanese political party formed in November 2015 by former environment minister Sakihito Ozawa following the split in the Japan Innovation Party. The party dissolved in March 2016, with 4 of the 5 members joining the Democratic Party. His ...

to form the Democratic Party (''Minshintō'').

History

When it was founded, the Japan Innovation Party was led by

and Osaka city mayor

. Their initial policy positions included

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, increased local government autonomy, and the phasing out of

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, and the party also signalled a willingness to work with the

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and

Party for Future Generations The , officially the , was a Japanese political party. It was formed as the on 1 August 2014 by a group of Diet members led by Shintarō Ishihara. The party adopted its final name in December 2015, and ended up dissolving in November 2018. His ...

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 Yorihisa Matsuno was elected as his replacement. In October 2015 a faction aligned with Hashimoto split from the party to form the Initiatives from Osaka. Then, in late October, another four members left after expressing dissatisfaction with Matsuno's leadership; the group went on to form the

in December 2015. On 24 February 2016, the Japan Innovation Party,

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

External links

* {{Authority control Political parties established in 2014 Political parties disestablished in 2016 Libertarian parties in Japan Defunct political parties in Japan Japanese nationalist parties 2014 establishments in Japan 2016 disestablishments in Japan Political history of Osaka Prefecture