lists Political Parties in Japan .
National parties with significant representations in the Houses of National Diet as of August 2004.
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ''Jiyū Minshū-tō'', or ''Jimin-tō'' ( Conservative , 1955-)
- Democratic Party Of Japan (DPJ) ''Minshūtō'' ( Liberal , Social-democratic 1998-)
- New Komeito Party (New Clean Government Party) ''Komeitō'' ( Conservative , Theocratic Buddhist , 1998-)
- ---formerly Clean Government Party (Former) ( Centrist , Theocratic Buddhist , 1964-1998)
- ---formerly Clean Government Political Assembly ( Centrist , Theocratic Buddhist , 1961-1964)
- Japanese Communist Party (JCP) ''Nihon Kyōsan-tō'' (communist, 1922-)
- Social Democratic Party (SDP) ''Shakai Minshūtō'', or ''Shamin-tō'' (socialist, 1996-)
- --- formerly Japan Socialist Party (JSP) ''Nihon Shakai-tō'' (socialist, 1945-1996)
--a breakaway group formerly known as the Democratic Socialist Party (Japan) , now defunct, (social-democratic, 1960-1996)
-in 1948 split up into the Rightist Socialist Party Of Japan , (moderate social-democratic, 1948-1955), and Leftist Socialist Party Of Japan , (extreme socialist, 1948-1955), in 1955, reunified into JSP.
Dissidents from the LDP formed in 2005 the following parties:
Other national parties and groups of independent MPs, represented in the Houses of National Diet as of August 2004.
Current political parties which used to have representation in the Diet before but which do not now.
Some of the main regional parties with representations in regional assemblies.
- Association Of Independents ''Mushozoku no Kai'' (centrist, 1999-2004)
- --- formerly House Of Representatives Club ''Sangiin Kurabu'' (centrist, 1998-1999)
- New Conservative Party , (conservative, 2002-2003)
- ---formerly Conservative Party Of Japan (2000) , (conservative, 2000-2002)
- Liberal Party (1998) , (liberal, 1998-2003)
- Democratic Party Of Japan (1996) , (liberal, 1996-1998)
- Good Governance Party , (liberal, 1998)
- New Fraternity Party , (liberal reformist, 1998)
- Sun Party , (liberal reformist, 1996-1998)
- Democratic Reform Party (liberal reformist, 1993-1998)
- Midori No Kaigi ''Environmental Green Political Assembly'' ( Ecologist Conservative Reformist , 2002-2004)
- ---formerly The Sakigake Party , (conservative reformist-ecologist, 1998-2002)
- ---formerly New Party Sakigake , (conservative reformist-ecologist, 1993-1998)
- New Peace Party , (conservative, 1997-1998)
- Japan New Party , (liberal, 1993-1996)
- Japan Renewal Party , (liberal, 1993-1994)
- New Frontier Party , (socialist/liberal, 1994-1997)
- Democratic Socialist Party (Japan) , (social-democratic, 1960-1994 - broke off from JSP)
- Democratic Party Of Japan, Occupation , (agrarian conservative, 1945-1955)
- Liberal Party Of Japan, Occupation , (conservative, 1945-1955)
- Great Achievement Association , (conservative nationalist, 1889-1909)
- ---formerly Conservative Party Of Japan (1880)
- Constitutional Liberal Party (Japan) , (liberal, 1882-1931)
- Constitutional Progressive Party , (moderate liberal, 1882-1934)
- Liberal Party Of Japan (1881) , (liberal, 1881)
- ---formerly Aikokusha , (liberal, 1872-1881)
Japan has other minor parties not represented in Parliament (which have never been represented before), mostly Reformist , Liberal , Nationalist , Socialist , and Communist parties.
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