The was a political party in

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History

The Japan Liberal Party was founded on November 9, 1945, mainly by former members of Seiyukai Party, with

Ichirō Hatoyama was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan, prime minister of Japan from 1954 to 1956. During his tenure he oversaw the formation of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and restored official ...

being its first leader. From 1946-1954 the next party leader

Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954, serving through most of the country's occupation after World War II. Yoshida played a major role in determining the cour ...

served as

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. In 1948 the Japan Liberal Party merged with

Kijūrō Shidehara Baron was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946. He was a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II. Born to a wealthy Osaka family, Shidehara studied law at Tok ...

's , and a faction of the Democratic Party led by Saitō Takao, to form the .

Leaders

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House of Representatives

House of Councillors

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