Liberal Democratic Party

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservative party
political party
ruling party of Japan
abbreviation LDP
Liberal Democratic Party self-linksurface differs
surface form: 自民党
coalitionPartner Komeito
color blue
light blue
country Japan
dominantIn postwar Japanese politics
formedByMergerOf Liberal Party (Japan)
surface form: Japan Democratic Party

Liberal Party (Japan)
founded 1955
governedForMostOfPeriodSince 1955
hasFactionalStructure yes
hasParliamentaryGroupIn House of Councillors
surface form: 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 (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)
surface form: 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 United States–Japan security alliance
surface form: Japan–United States alliance

incremental constitutional revision
pro-market economic policies
strong Self-Defense Forces

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Nobuteru Ishihara memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Nobuteru Ishihara parliamentaryGroup Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Iichirō Hatoyama memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party
Ichirō Hatoyama coFounded Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Ichirō Hatoyama memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Ichirō Hatoyama associatedWith Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Takaichi memberOf Liberal Democratic Party
subject surface form: Sanae Takaichi
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
菅 義偉 政党 Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: 自由民主党
菅 義偉 所属会派 Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: 自由民主党
菅 義偉 内閣総理大臣としての所属政党 Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: 自由民主党
Suga Cabinet coalitionPartner Liberal Democratic Party
Suga Cabinet politicalPartyOfPrimeMinister Liberal Democratic Party
Suga Cabinet houseOfRepresentativesMajorityParty Liberal Democratic Party
Suga Cabinet houseOfCouncillorsMajorityCoalitionParty Liberal Democratic Party
福田 康夫 政党 Liberal Democratic Party
subject surface form: 福田康夫
this entity surface form: 自由民主党
Machimura memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party
subject surface form: Nobutaka Machimura
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Machimura hasNotableAssociation Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
National politics of Japan dominantParty Liberal Democratic Party
Japan Innovation Party competesWith Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Party of Hope opposedParty Liberal Democratic Party
民進党 opposes Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: 自由民主党
DP opposedParty Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Kibō no Tō mainRival Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Takeo Fukuda memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Takeo Fukuda parliamentaryGroup Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Ryutaro Hashimoto memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Ryutaro Hashimoto parliamentaryGroup Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Tomiichi Murayama coalitionPartners Liberal Democratic Party
1996 Japanese general election mainWinningParty Liberal Democratic Party
1996 Japanese general election resultSummary Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party remained largest party and led government
Yohei Kono memberOf Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Noda memberOf Liberal Democratic Party
subject surface form: Seiko Noda
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Ōhira memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party
subject surface form: Masayoshi Ōhira
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Tarō Asō memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Koizumi family politicalPartyTradition Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Koizumi family linkedInstitution Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Takeshita memberOf Liberal Democratic Party
subject surface form: Takeshita Noboru
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
竹下 登 政党 Liberal Democratic Party
subject surface form: 竹下登
this entity surface form: 自由民主党
Takeshita faction partOf Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Takeshita faction factionOf Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Recruit scandal participant Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Shimane 2nd district politicalStrongholdOf Liberal Democratic Party
LDP faction partOf Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Nakasone political family associatedWithParty Liberal Democratic Party
Nakasone political family memberOf Liberal Democratic Party
subject surface form: Yasuhiro Nakasone
Nihon Minshutō mergedInto Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Nihon Minshutō successor Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
LDP Mori faction partOf Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
LDP Mori faction factionOf Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
山口那津男 主な協力政党 Liberal Democratic Party
this entity surface form: 自由民主党