New Socialist Party of Japan
新社会党
ChairmanHiromi Okazaki
Secretary-GeneralHirokuni Chonan
Founded1 January 1996 (1996-01-01)
Split fromSocial Democratic Party
Headquarters2-10 Sanshin Industry Building 3F, Jinbō-chō,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing
Colors  Green
Councillors
0 / 248
Representatives
0 / 465
Prefectural assembly members
1 / 2,598
Municipal assembly members
14 / 29,425
Website
sinsyakai.or.jp

The New Socialist Party of Japan (新社会党, Shin Shakai-tō) is a socialist political party in Japan founded on 3 March 1996 by a group of politicians who left the Social Democratic Party.[1][2]

The party's ideology is similar to that of the Japanese Communist Party, advocating socialism (including scientific socialism and Marxism), direct democracy, non-interventionism and pacifism.[3] The party hopes to start a "peaceful democratic revolution", and wants to enshrine pacifism and human rights in the Constitution of Japan. The party also opposes nuclear power, saying it could be used for nuclear weaponry in the future.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 94045: Japan's Uncertain Political Transition
  2. ↑ Reed, Steven R. (2003). Japanese electoral politics: creating a new party system. Psychology Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-415-31140-3.
  3. ↑ New Socialist Party of Japan 21st Century Declaration (PDF)
  4. ↑ http://translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.sinsyakai.or.jp/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsinsyakai%26hl%3Den (Dead link)

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