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Sunrise Party 太陽の党 Taiyō no Tō
Abbreviation	Taiyō , TT
President	Shintaro Ishihara Takeo Hiranuma
Secretary-General	Hiroyuki Sonoda
Councillors leader	Takao Fujii
Founded	10 April 2010 (2010-04-10)
Dissolved	17 November 2012 (2012-11-17)
Split from	Liberal Democratic Party
Succeeded by	Japan Restoration Party
Ideology	Japanese nationalism Conservatism
Political position	Far-right
Colours	Red and blue
Website
www.taiyounotou.jp
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The Sunrise Party (太陽の党, Taiyō no Tō, literally "Party of the Sun", SP), formerly known as the Sunrise Party of Japan (たちあがれ日本, Tachiagare Nippon, literally "Rise up, Japan!", SPJ), was a conservative and nationalist political party in Japan. The SPJ was formed on 10 April 2010 by five Japanese lawmakers and parliamentarians, four former members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and an independent politician. It was named by the then-Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Shintarō Ishihara who supported the action. At its inception, the party described itself as an "anti-DPJ, non-LDP" political force.

It was renamed and re-formed on 14 November 2012 by co-leaders Ishihara and Takeo Hiranuma. The party merged into the Japan Restoration Party on 17 November 2012.

Party name

When the party was founded in 2010 as "Tachiagare Nippon" – the Sunrise Party of Japan. It was named by Shintaro Ishihara, who was then still governor of Tokyo. In 2012, after Ishihara stepped down as governor and announced he would form a new party he renamed the party "The Sunrise Party". The Japanese name of the party, "Taiyō no Tō", literally translates as "party of the sun", and is taken from Ishihara's novel Season of the Sun. Some other proposed names had included "Nippon Kaishin Tō" (Japan reform and progress party) and "Reimei" (Dawn).

2010–2011 arrivals and departures

Yoshio Nakagawa belonged to the party but did not contest his Hokkaidō seat in the 2010 House of Councillors election, and ran instead on the party's national proportional list. Toranosuke Katayama won the party's only proportional seat in this election. LDP Councillor Kyōko Nakayama (proportional, up in 2013) had joined the party in June 2010 together with her husband Nariaki Nakayama, a former LDP Representative.

Kaoru Yosano, one of the founding members, left this party on 13 January 2011 to join the Naoto Kan's cabinet as the minister of economic and fiscal policy.

2012 reformation

In October 2012, when Ishihara stepped down as Tokyo governor and announced that he would set up a new national political party, it was expected that he would form it with members of the Sunrise party. When announced by co-leaders Ishihara and Hiranuma in mid-November, 2012, The Sunrise Party incorporated all five members of the SPJ. The SP looked to form a coalition with other small parties including Osaka Mayor Tōru Hashimoto's Japan Restoration Party for possibly impending elections. On 13 November, Ishihara stated that: "Taiyō no Tō is only a part of the process. We will definitely form a coalition before the election. I don't mind if is absorbed and vanishes".

Aborted merger with Genzei Nippon

On 15 November 2012, Ishihara and Takashi Kawamura of the Nagoya-based Genzai Nippon (Tax Reduction Party). announced that they would merge. The following day Ishihara had a meeting with Hashimoto and decided to unilaterally cancel the plans for the Genzai Nippon merger. Kawamura was disappointed but said he would continue to seek a merger with Ishihara's group.

Merger with Japan Restoration Party

On 17 November 2012, Ishihara and Hashimoto decided to merge their parties, with Ishihara becoming the head of the Japan Restoration Party. Your Party would not join the party, nor would Genzei Nippon, as the latter party's anti-consumption tax increase policy does not match the JRP's pro-consumption tax policy.

Presidents

Politicians

• Takeo Hiranuma
• Hiroyuki Sonoda
• Takao Fujii
• Toranosuke Katayama
• Kyoko Nakayama
• Nariaki Nakayama
• Shintarō Ishihara

Election results

House of Councillors

References

1. Tachiagare Nippon: Party members in the national Diet, prefectural and local assemblies
2. In the House of Councillors, the party forms a joint parliamentary group with the Liberal Democratic Party since January 2012.
3. ^ Amy Tao. "Ishihara Shintaro, Biography & Facts". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
4. "Sunrise Party of Japan (SPJ) Tachiagare Nippon". GlobalSecurity.org. 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
5. "Tokyo governor quits post, would launch nationalist party". Boston Globe. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
6. "New political party to be named 'Tachiagare Nippon' (Stand up Japan)" Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
7. Harada, Hidemi (2010). 知恵蔵の解説 [The Chiezo's explanation]. kotobank.jp (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
8. "The Sunrise Party of Japan Mulls Conservative Alliances". PanOrient News. Tokyo. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
9. Johnston, Eric, "Nippon Ishin no Kai: Local but with national outlook", The Japan Times, 3 October 2012, p. 3
10. Daily Yomiuri Party named after Ishihara's novel 15 November 2012
11. "Nakayamas go with Tachiagare Nippon", The Japan Times, 22 June 2010.
12. The Japan Times Yosano exits party, seen angling for ruling bloc 14 January 2012
13. The Japan Times New team seen prioritizing TPP entry, sales tax hike 15 January 2012
14. Nagata, Kazuaki, "Ishihara leaves office with sights on Diet seat", The Japan Times, 1 November 2012.
15. Aoki, Mizuho, "Ishihara, Hiranuma unveil new party", The Japan Times, 14 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
16. Daily Yomiuri Nation's '3rd political force' remains inchoate 15 November 2012
17. Mainichi Shimbun Ishihara's Sunrise Party, Nagoya mayor's Genzei Nippon to merge 16 November 2012
18. ^ Daily Yomiuri New parties merge forces / Taiyo no To dissolves to join Ishin no Kai; Ishihara named chief 18 November 2012

External links

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