Japan Renaissance Society ( 日本 維新 の 会 Nippon isin no kai ) is the right - wing political party in Japan . Formed on September 12, 2012 from the , a regional party in Osaka Prefecture . The leaders of the “Society” at that time were Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and the governor of Osaka Prefecture, Itiro Matsui . On November 17, 2012, the Renaissance Society merged with the right-wing , which was led by former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara and politician Takeo Hiranum . After the unification, Ishihara became the leader of the party, Hashimoto - his deputy. In the 2012 parliamentary elections, the newly formed party won 54 seats in the lower house and 3 in the upper . In August 2014, a group led by Ishihara quit the party and created . In September 2014, the party merged with the into .
| Japan Revival Society | |
|---|---|
| 日本 維新 の 会 | |
| Leader | Shintaro Ishihara Toru Hashimoto (alternate) |
| Established | September 12, 2012 |
| Dissolution date | September 23, 2014 |
| Headquarters | Osaka |
| Ideology | japanese nationalism national conservatism neoliberalism economic liberalism |
| Seats in the lower house | 53/480 |
| Seats in the upper house | 9/242 |
| Site | j-ishin.jp |
Links
- Official site of the Japanese Revival Party
- The tandem of the rebirth of Japan. Info-Japan.ru based on the materials of the Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun newspapers, 12.19.2012