The is a Japanese political party. The political party is formed by five Japanese lawmakers and parliamentarians, four former members of the Liberal Democratic Party

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...

 and an independent politician. It was named by the veteran Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Shintarō Ishihara

Shintaro Ishihara

is a Japanese author, actor, politician and the governor of Tokyo since 1999.- Early life and artistic career :Shintarō was born in Suma-ku, Kobe. His father Kiyoshi was an employee, later a general manager, of a shipping company. Shintarō grew up in Zushi...

 who supported the action.

Yoshio Nakagawa

Yoshio Nakagawa

is a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hiroo District, Hokkaidō and dropout of Kanagawa University, he was elected to the House of Councillors as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party for the first time in 1998...

 belonged to the party but lost in House of Councillors election

Japanese House of Councillors election, 2010

The for the upper house of the legislature of Japan were held on July 11, 2010. In the last election in 2007, the Liberal Democratic Party lost its majority to the Democratic Party of Japan , which managed to gain the largest margin since its formation in 1996. The House of Councillors is...

. Toranosuke Katayama won in this election.

Kaoru Yosano

Kaoru Yosano

is a Japanese politician. He was a member of Liberal Democratic Party , the Sunrise Party of Japan and former member of the House of Representatives, serving his ninth term in the Lower House representing Tokyo's first electoral district until his defeat in the Japanese general election, 2009...

, one of the founding members, officially left this party on 13 January 2011 (JST

Japan Standard Time

Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...

) to join the Naoto Kan

Naoto Kan

is a Japanese politician, and former Prime Minister of Japan. In June 2010, then-Finance Minister Kan was elected as the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan and designated Prime Minister by the Diet to succeed Yukio Hatoyama. On 26 August 2011, Kan announced his resignation...

's cabinet as the minister of economic and fiscal policy.

Politicians

• Takeo Hiranuma
  Takeo Hiranuma
  Takeo Hiranuma is a Japanese politician. He advocates historical revisionism regarding the Nanking Massacre.- Basic biography :...
  
  
• Hiroyuki Sonoda
  Hiroyuki Sonoda
  is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Amakusa District, Kumamoto and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 1986...
  
  
• Takao Fujii
  Takao Fujii
  is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Shirakawa, Gifu and graduate of Seijo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1981...
  
  
• Toranosuke Katayama
• Kyoko Nakayama
  Kyoko Nakayama
  is a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party , Machimura Faction, and currently serving her first term as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet...
  
  
• Shintarō Ishihara
  Shintaro Ishihara
  is a Japanese author, actor, politician and the governor of Tokyo since 1999.- Early life and artistic career :Shintarō was born in Suma-ku, Kobe. His father Kiyoshi was an employee, later a general manager, of a shipping company. Shintarō grew up in Zushi...
  
  

External links

• Sunrise Party of Japan