Japan First Party

The Japan First Party (日本第一党, Nippon Daiichitō) is a far-right political party in Japan founded by Makoto Sakurai.

Japan First Party

日本第一党
LeaderMakoto Sakurai
SecretaryMomo Yusura
Deputy Leader (PR)Rei Senzaki
Deputy Leader (Policies)Akira Nagao
Deputy Leader (Discipline, Youth, Women)Ayaka Takahashi
Top AdvisorHiroyuki Seto
FoundedAugust 29, 2016 (2016-08-29)
Membership (2017)1,800 (est.)
IdeologyJapanese nationalism[1]
Monarchism
Anti-immigration
Anti-communism
Political positionFar-right[2]
ColorsRed and Black
Councillors
0 / 242
Representatives
0 / 465
Prefectural assembly members
0 / 2,675
City and town assembly members
0 / 30,490
Website
japan-first.net

History

On August 15, 2016, Sakurai announced in front of a crowd at the annual gathering to protest the Hantenren in front of Yasukuni Shrine that he would not stop at the Tokyo election, and would create a new political party to prioritize and benefit the people of Japan over foreign powers.[3] After first jokingly announcing the new party name as "Tokyo Terrorist Party" (東京テロリス党), he formally announced on August 29, 2016, the party name "Japan First Party" (日本第一党).[4]

The JFP held its first convention in APA Hotel on February 26, 2017, and Sakurai, who was until then de facto leader, formally became leader of the JFP.[5]

As of April 27, 2017, there are about 1800 party members, but no members of the party in any government office.[6] The same day, Mikio Okamura (岡村幹雄), sitting beside Sakurai, formally announced at a press conference his plan to run for the upcoming Tokyo Prefecture Legislature Election (ja) in July 2017.[7]

Policies

Many of the promises from Sakurai's campaign in the Tokyo gubernatorial election have been included in the policies outlined by the JFP such as the exclusion of foreigners from receiving welfare. The policies include the rewriting of the Japanese constitution from scratch to put the Emperor as the head of state, install a military, and make defense of the country a civic duty.[8]

References
  1. Wang, Tim; Harris, Johnny (1 June 2017). "Japan's rising right-wing nationalism". Vox. Retrieved 5 June 2017. the nationalist sentiments that his party embodies
  2. Shaw, Vivian (12 March 2017). "How Fukushima gave rise to a new anti-racism movement". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 June 2017. Though only a fifth place ranking, and slightly less than two percent of the popular vote, Sakurai went on to found the far-right Japan First Party the following month.
  3. The Moment Sakurai Announces New Party. Retrieved 2017-1-23.
  4. 元在特会会長が「新党」 桜井誠氏、「日本第一党」立ち上げ [Former Chairman of the Special Association launches "New Party" Makoto Sakurai, "Japan First Party"]. J-CASTニュース. 2016-08-30.
  5. Saigusa, Gentaro (February 26, 2017). 桜井誠氏が日本第一党を結党　「政権を取ったら韓国と断交する」　仇敵、神奈川新聞の石橋学記者に向かって「北朝鮮の批判をしてもヘイトかい？」 [Makoto Sakurai Forms the Japan First Party "If we get the power we will break ties with South Korea" To rival Kanagawa Shimbun journalist Manabu Ishibashi "Is it also hate if we criticize North Korea?"]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Tokyo. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  6. 日本第一党　都議選に元日本郵政社員の新人を擁立　結党以来初の公認　移民政策反対、外国人生活保護支給停止など公約 [Japan First Party Supports Former Japan Postal Service Employee Novice in Tokyo Legislature Election. First Official Recognition Since Founding of Party. Anti-Immigration, a Stop to Welfare for Foreigners in Policies.]. Yamato Press (in Japanese). April 28, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  7. Japan First Party (April 27, 2017). 【2017/4/27】岡村幹雄：日本第一党公認候補予定者発表記者会見【日本第一党】 [(April 27, 2017) Mikio Okamura: Japan First Party Officially Recognized Planned Candidate Announcement Press Conference (Japan First Party)]. YouTube (in Japanese). Japan First Party. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  8. 日本第一党政策 [Japan First Party Policies] (in Japanese). Japan First Party. August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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