Reformist party (Japan)

Short description: Type of political party in Japan

Kakushin Sētō (革新政党) means reformist party[1] or progressive party[2][3] in English. Kakushin Sētō is generally 'anti-conservative', and in Japan, it has generally referred to democratic socialist, social democratic and socially progressive parties that respect parliamentary democracy. Japan's "progressive parties" are basically opposed to constitutional amendments led by right-wing conservatives, so they are partly in solidarity with "liberal parties".

In general, while the Liberal Democratic Party has a strong conservative tendency and the Communist Party has shown a strong progressive tendency.[3] in the Japanese political spectrum. In the 21st century, not only traditional democratic socialist parties but also some progressive liberal parties began to be regarded as part of the Kakushin Sētō in the Japanese political context.[4][5]

## Contents

* 1 List of Kakushin Sētō
* 1.1 During the Japanese Empire
* 1.2 Post-war Japan
* 2 See also
* 3 References

## List of Kakushin Sētō

### During the Japanese Empire

* 1926: During this period, as the proletarian movement was activated, the legitimate socialist party Labour-Farmer Party was founded.
* 1926: At that time, moderate socialists who were compliant with the system formed the Social Democratic Party. At that time, it showed the relatively most conservative tendency among Japan's three major proletarian parties.
* 1928: The Labour-Farmer Party was forcibly disbanded as the government launched a massive crackdown on socialist forces.
* 1932: Moderate leftists supporting the constitutional rule of the Japanese Empire founded Shakai Taishūtō.
* 1940: With the establishment of a one-party system led by the Shōwa statist Imperial Rule Assistance Association (IRAA), Shakai Taishūtō was absorbed into IRAA, and all other Kakushin Sētō were banned.

### Post-war Japan

* 1945: After the end of World War II, Japan's non-communist socialist forces united to form the Japan Socialist Party.
* 1945: Around December, Japan's militaristic system collapsed and Western democracy was introduced, making the Japanese Communist Party legal.
* 1950: After World War II, the U.S. military ruled Okinawa, and the opposing left-wing forces founded the Okinawa Social Mass Party.
* 1996: Japan Socialist Party changed its name to Social Democratic Party.
* 2017: When the centrist/liberal Democratic Party attempted to be reasonable with the constitutionalist (supporting the constitutional amendment) right-wing party Kibō no Tō, led by Yuriko Koike, progressive-liberals and constitutionalists in the party against it create the liberal-leaning Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
* 2019: When the "Liberal Party" attempted to merge with the centrist/liberal-conservative "Democratic Party for the People", left-wing liberals who opposed it founded Reiwa Shinsengumi.
* 2020: The liberal-leaning "Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan" (old CDP) of Japan was reasonable with the centrist/liberal-conservative "Democratic Party for the People", and the new party's name was "Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan" (new CDP)

## See also

* Anti-neoliberalism[6]
* Antimilitarism
* Chunichi Shimbun
* Hyukshinkye (South Korea)
* Left-wing populism
* Liberalism in Japan
* New Left in Japan - In the 1960s, Japan's "New Left" criticized Kakushin Sētō by calling him "Old Left".
* Pacifism
* Reformism

## References

1. ↑ Kosaka, ed (2013). Social Stratification In Japan. Routledge. p. 128. "... In the 1955 survey, supporters of the conservative party were found to be fairly clearly differentiated from reformist party supporters. With regard to age, older generations tend to support the conservative party whereas the young tend ..."
2. ↑ Kosaka, ed (1970). Japan Socialist Review - Issues 194-205. p. 199. "... has consistently defended the economic and social interests of the working people through its parliamentary and exter-parliamentary activities, and has won the greater results through its activities than any other progressive party. ..."
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Willy Jou, Masahisa Endo, ed (2016). EGenerational Gap in Japanese Politics: A Longitudinal Study of Political Attitudes and Behaviour. Springer. p. 29. ISBN 9781137503428. https://books.google.com/books?id=BDelDAAAQBAJ&dq=progressive+"Japanese+Communist+Party"&pg=PA29. "Conventional wisdom, still dominant in media and academic circles, holds that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) occupy the conservative and progressive ends of the ideological spectrum, ..."
4. ↑ "Japan opposition parties' failing merger bid offers glimpse into divisions". The Japan Times. 17 January 2020. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/01/17/national/politics-diplomacy/japanese-opposition-failing-merger-divisions/#.Xk9n6JUzaUk.
5. ↑ Helen Hardacre, ed (2021). Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism. Rowman & Littlefield.
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