Liberal Party (Japan, 1998)
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Not to be confused with the Liberal Party (Japan, 1945), a predecessor of the Liberal Democratic Party, or the subsequently re-established left-liberal Liberal Party (Japan, 2016).
The Liberal Party (自由党, Jiyū-tō) was a political party in Japan formed in 1998 by Ichirō Ozawa and Hirohisa Fujii. It is now defunct, having joined the Democratic Party of Japan in 2003.
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Liberal Party 自由党 Jiyūtō | |
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Founders | Ichirō Ozawa Hirohisa Fujii |
Founded | 1 January 1998 |
Dissolved | 26 September 2003 |
Split from | New Frontier Party |
Merged into | Democratic Party of Japan |
Ideology | Liberalism (Japanese) Neoliberalism Neoconservatism |
Political position | Centre-right[1] |
International affiliation | Liberal International (observer)[2] |
Colors | Blue |
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The Liberal Party were part of the Japanese liberal parties genealogy, neoliberal[3] and neoconservative.[citation needed]