Japan’s Political Parties
This post is the second supplement to the Seijigiri Inaugural release. Here is a list of online resources concerning Japan’s political parties:
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) website
LDP website in English - Note the difference between the Japanese and the English sites in visual terms.
The Democratic Party of Japan website
DPJ website in English - The DPJ English site actually makes an effort at giving (almost) current news. They’re about a month behind at the moment, due to some ‘technical problems.’
New Komeito website in English
The Communist Party of Japan website
Communist Party of Japan English website - English site reads like an editorial page.
The Social Democratic Party of Japan website - No English website, it seems.
Liberal League English website - English website gives an explanation of their policies and philosophy.
The People’s New Party website appears to have disappeared.
New Party Nippon wins the award for best URL.
The New Party Daichi currently has one member, Muneo Suzuki, serving in the Diet.
The Dainiin Club has been around since 1983 but no longer has any members in the Diet.
The Sports and Peace Party - No English page.
The Heiwa (Peace) Party of Nippon has a guy clutching his fist on the top page.
The Women’s Party has been around since 1933 but has no page in English.
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