Reformers Realign Japan’s Political Parties
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Democracy
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Japan
- Date: December 10, 1994
Article abstract: Japanese political reformers opposing corruption and bureaucracy moved Japan toward a more responsive democracy.
Toward Coalition Government
On December 10, 1994, Ichiro Ozawa launched Japan’s latest opposition party, the Shinshinto Party (literally, the New New Japan Party). Ozawa, a former prime minister as well as a one-time Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) member, abandoned the LDP in 1993. Thereafter he earned recognition as Japan’s most powerful opponent of the political organization that had governed the country without serious...
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