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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

Also Known As LDP
Political Parties and Party Coalitions

The Liberal Democratic Party formed in November 1955 through the merger of the Liberal Party and the Japan Democratic Party, and has governed Japan for nearly all of the period since, with brief interruptions in 1993 to 1994 and 2009 to 2012. The party oversaw Japan's postwar economic recovery and rise to become a major economic power, generally working closely with business interests and pursuing a foreign policy aligned with the United States.

Facts
Founded Year
1955 1
Founded Date
1955-11-15 2
Headquarters
11-23, Nagatacho 1-chome, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-8910, Japan 3
Classification
Institution Type
Political Party Organization 1
Connections

Advocated

Developmental State, Ideologies

The LDP oversaw Japan's postwar economic recovery under close coordination between the state bureaucracy, led by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and business, the arrangement political scientists identify as the developmental state model.

Source U.S.-China Relations, 1977-1980 (Office of the Historian)
Additional Source Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan (Britannica)Party overview, postwar economic recovery

Associated With

United States, Countries

This source names United States directly: "a foreign policy aligned with the United States."

Source Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan (Britannica)

Governing Party Of

Takaichi Government, Governments
Source Sanae Takaichi (Wikipedia)

Shaped

Japan, Countries
Source Japan (Britannica)
Sources
1. Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan (Britannica)
Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • Institution type, description
    The Liberal Democratic Party formed in November 1955 through the merger of the Liberal Party and the Japan Democratic Party, and has governed Japan for nearly all of the period since, with brief interruptions in 1993 to 1994 and 2009 to 2012.
  • Part Of: Parliamentary Democracy, Party overview
  • Advocated: Developmental State, Party overview, postwar economic recovery
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2. LDP History (Liberal Democratic Party of Japan official site)
Liberal Democratic Party of JapanFormation of the Liberal Democratic Party section
Quote, Formation of the Liberal Democratic Party section
the LDP's formal inauguration on November 15, 1955. This gala event, held at Chuo University in Kanda, Tokyo, marked the birth of the single largest liberal democratic party in Japan's postwar history.
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3. Liberal Democratic Party, Japan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Headquarters: 11-23, Nagatacho 1-chome, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-8910, Japan
  • Opening paragraph
    The Liberal Democratic Party (jiyu-Minshuto; abbr. LDP), also known as Jimintou, is a major conservative and nationalist political party in Japan.
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Sanae Takaichi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGoverning Party Of: Takaichi Government, Infobox: party
Quote, Governing Party Of: Takaichi Government, Infobox: party
Liberal Democratic (after 1996)
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CIA World Factbook archive: Japan (CIA World Factbook archive)
CIA World Factbook archiveIn Group: Parties of Parliamentary Systems and Constitutional Monarchies, Government: government type
Quote, In Group: Parties of Parliamentary Systems and Constitutional Monarchies, Government: government type
Government.Government type.text: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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