Rightist Socialist Party of Japan

The Rightist Socialist Party of Japan (右派社会党 (Uha Shakaitō)), whose official English name was Social Democratic Party of Japan, was a Japanese political party that existed between 1948 and 1955.[1]

This article is about the Japanese political party that existed from 1948 to 1955. For other Japanese socialist parties, see Japan Socialist Party (disambiguation).
Rightist Socialist Party of Japan

右派社会党
Founded1948
Dissolved1955
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
Colors  Blue

History

Following the defeat of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDPJ) in 1948 at the hands of Japan's two main conservative parties, the Liberal Party and the Democrat Party, the SDPJ dissolved into chaos and internal bickering between moderates and Marxist–Leninists. As a result of the SDPJ split, some of its members formed a moderate, almost centrist social-democratic party while others formed a more radical, socialist Marxist–Leninist party. Both groups claimed the name 日本社会党 (Nihon Shakaitō, Japanese Socialist Party), but different English translations and are known as the Leftist Socialist Party of Japan and the Rightist Socialist Party of Japan, respectively. On domestic policy, the Rightist Socialist Party was moderate social-democratic and centre-left.

The left-wing was in chaos between 1948 and 1955. In early 1955, the Leftist Socialists and the Rightist Socialists reconciled and merged to reform the JSP, months before the Liberal Democrat Party was created through the merger of the Liberal and Democrat parties. Even though the Rightist Socialist Party dissolved in 1955 when the JSP reunified, some members of the former Rightist Socialist Party broke off from the JSP in 1960 and created the Democratic Socialist Party.

The Young Socialists, a newly formed youth organisation which retains full membership in the International Union of Socialist Youth, is said to be inherited from the political tradition of the Rightist Socialist Party.

See also

References
  1. Mosk, Carl (2007). Japanese Economic Development: Markets, Norms, Structures. Routledge. p. 239. ISBN 9781135982898.
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