Liberal Democratic Party

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conservative party political party ruling party of Japan

The Liberal Democratic Party is Japan’s long-ruling conservative political party that has governed the country for most of the period since its founding in 1955.

Aliases (6)

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) ×58
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan ×22
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan, 1955–present) ×1
Liberal Democratic Party (generic name) ×1
自民党 ×1
自由民主党 ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conservative party → political party → ruling party of Japan →
abbreviation	LDP → 自民党 →
coalitionPartner	Komeito →
color	blue → light blue →
country	Japan →
dominantIn	postwar Japanese politics →
formedByMergerOf	Japan Democratic Party → Liberal Party (Japan) →
founded	1955 →
governedForMostOfPeriodSince	1955 →
hasFactionalStructure	yes →
hasParliamentaryGroupIn	House of Councillors of Japan → House of Representatives of Japan →
headquartersLocation	Tokyo →
ideology	Japanese nationalism → conservatism → liberal conservatism →
influencedBy	agricultural lobby → business interests →
languageOfName	Japanese →
lostPowerAgainIn	2009 →
lostPowerIn	1993 →
mainOppositionRival	Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan → Japan Socialist Party →
nativeName	自由民主党 →
notableLeader	Eisaku Satō → Fumio Kishida → Hayato Ikeda → Junichiro Koizumi → Kakuei Tanaka → Shinzo Abe → Yasuhiro Nakasone →
opposes	full-scale pacifism →
politicalPosition	centre-right → right-wing →
producedMostPrimeMinistersOf	Japan since 1955 →
regainedPowerAgainIn	2012 →
regainedPowerIn	1994 →
region	East Asia →
shortName	Jimintō → LDP →
supports	Japan–United States alliance → incremental constitutional revision → pro-market economic policies → strong Self-Defense Forces →

Referenced by (95)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eisaku Satō ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Fumio Kishida ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Hayato Ikeda ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Hirofumi Nakasone ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Junichiro Koizumi → Junichiro Koizumi ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Kakuei Tanaka ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Kiichi Miyazawa ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Masayoshi Ōhira ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Nobusuke Kishi ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Nobutaka Machimura ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Sanae Takaichi ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Seiko Noda ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Shinjiro Koizumi ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Shinzo Abe ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Taro Aso ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Taro Kono ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Taro Kono ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Taro Kono ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Toshimitsu Motegi ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Yasuhiro Nakasone ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Yasuo Fukuda ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Yoshihide Suga ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Yoshihide Suga ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Yoshirō Mori ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Yukio Hatoyama ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	memberOfPoliticalParty
Kiichi Miyazawa ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Masayoshi Ōhira ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Seiko Noda ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Shinzo Abe ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Taro Aso ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Taro Kono ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Yasuo Fukuda ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Yoshihide Suga ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	parliamentaryGroup
Fumio Kishida ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Hayato Ikeda ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Noboru Takeshita ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Seiko Noda ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Toshimitsu Motegi ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	memberOf
Liberal Democratic Party Women’s Bureau ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Liberal Democratic Party Youth Division ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Toshimitsu Motegi ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	affiliation
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Democratic Party (Japan) ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → National Democratic Party (Japan) ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	opposes
Kochikai ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Liberal Democratic Party Women’s Bureau ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Liberal Democratic Party Youth Division ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	parentOrganization
Abe faction ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Liberal Democratic Party Women’s Bureau ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Nikai faction ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	partOf
Fumio Kishida ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Noboru Takeshita ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Shigeru Yoshida ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") →	politicalParty
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Shinzo Abe) ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") → Three Non-Nuclear Principles of Japan ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") →	associatedWith
Abe faction ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → Nikai faction ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	factionOf
Japan Democratic Party → Liberal Party (Japan) ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	mergedInto
2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	organisedBy
LDP ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") → LDP ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan, 1955–present)") →	refersTo
Liberal Democratic Party ("自民党") →	abbreviation
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	appliesToPoliticalParty
kishida230 ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	associatedWithPoliticalParty
Komeito ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	coalitionPartnerOf
Natsuo Yamaguchi ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") →	coalitionPartnerWith
Liberal Party (Japan) ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	contributedToFormationOf
Government of Japan →	dominantParty
Japan Socialist Party →	formedGovernmentWith
Abe faction ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	influences
LDP ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") →	isAcronymFor
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	jurisdiction
Fumio Kishida ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	leaderOf
Kochikai ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") →	locatedInPoliticalParty
Japan Socialist Party →	mainRival
Kanagawa 11th district →	majorParty
Jimintō ("自由民主党") →	nativeName
Jimintō →	officialName
Seiko Noda ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") →	politicalAlignment
Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") →	politicallyAssociatedWith
Kanagawa 11th district →	politicalPartyDominance
2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	politicalPartyOfWinner
Japan Socialist Party ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	principalOppositionTo
Kishida Vision: A New Form of Capitalism ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") →	relatedPoliticalParty
Japan Socialist Party ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	rivalParty
LDP ("Liberal Democratic Party (generic name)") →	shortFormOf
Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem ("Liberal Democratic Party of Japan") →	sponsor
LDP →	standsFor
Kanagawa 11th district →	strongholdOf
Japan Democratic Party →	successor
2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election ("Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)") →	winnerParty