Japan Innovation Party

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The Japan Innovation Party (Japanese: 日本維新の会, Hepburn: Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Restoration Association) is a political party in Japan based in Osaka, variously described as conservative, centre-right, right-wing, and right-wing populist. The party was founded in October 2015, as Initiatives from Osaka, from a split in the old Japan Innovation Party. It ended up becoming the third-largest opposition party in the National Diet following the 2016 House of Councillors election. In the 2017 general election, the party won 11 seats, down from the 14 it held previously. In the 2019 House of Councillors election, it won 4 new seats. In the 2021 general election, the party gained 30 seats, becoming the third-largest party in the chamber, winning nearly all seats in Osaka while also expanding its representation outside the prefecture. In the 2024 general election, it lost several of its seats but kept its dominance in Osaka. In 2025, the party formed a governing coalition together with the Liberal...

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