Japan Innovation Party (2016)
The Japan Innovation Party (2016) is a political party in Japan.
Platform
History
In 2015, Touru Hashimoto led a breakaway group from the Japan Innovation Party to found Initiatives from Osaka. After that original party was merged into the Democratic Party in 2016, this new group adopted that identity.
The party enjoys significant success in and around Osaka, but remains a minor party in national politics.
Leaders
Leader |
Local Name |
Term |
Touru Hashimoto |
橋下 徹 |
2015 |
Ichirou Matsui |
松井一郎 |
2015 - 2022 |
Toranosuke Katayama |
片山 虎之助 |
2016 - 2021 |
Nobuyuki Baba |
馬場 伸幸 |
2021 - |
Note that Ichirou Matsui was elected party leader, then co-leader with Toranosuke Katayama, then co-leader with Nobuyuki Baba.