Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The Liberal Democratic Party (Japanese:自由民主党 Jiyū-Minshutō; or just Jiminto) is one of the main political parties in Japan. It has ruled Japan for most of the time since World War II. The party is conservative.^[1][2][3] The current leader is Shigeru Ishiba.

Seal of the party.

The party wants a close relationship with the United States, and wants fast export-based economic growth. They also want to undergo more privatization. The party is social conservative,^[4] and is against the legalization of same-sex marriage. Jiminto is also a Japanese nationalist political party.^[5]

In 2012, the Liberal Democratic Party had around 800,000 members.^[6]

Reference views

1. Roger Blanpain; Michele Tiraboschi (2008). The Global Labour Market: From Globalization to Flexicurity. Kluwer Law International. p. 268. ISBN 978-90-411-2722-8.
2. Jeff Kingston (26 November 2013). Japan in Transformation, 1945-2010. Routledge. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-317-86192-8.
3. Larry Diamond; Richard Gunther (26 December 2001). Political Parties and Democracy. JHU Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-8018-6863-4.
4. Inada, Miho; Dvorak, Phred. "Same-Sex Marriage in Japan: A Long Way Away?" Archived 16 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. The Wall Street Journal. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
5. "The Resurgence of Japanese Nationalism (the Globalist)". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
6. Japan Times What’s the LDP’s true agenda? 23 March 2013 Archived 7 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Other websites

• The official website of Liberal Democratic Party (in English)
• Japanese123