ALL Japanese Political Parties EXPLAINED
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2022
- All Japanese political parties (the most influential 9 parties) political values and policy objectives are summarized in under 5 minutes! The video's aim is to understand what political actors shape Japanese politics. These 9 parties are selected based on media coverage.
Here is a list of the parties explained.
1. The Liberal Democratic Party/Jiminto
2. The Komei Party/ Komeito
3. The Constitutional Democratic Party/Rikken Minshuto
4. Japan Innovation Party/Ishinno Kai
5. Democratic Party for the People/Kokumin Minshuto
6. The Japanese Communist Party/Kyosanto
7. Reiwa Shinsengumi
8. The Social Democratic Party/Shaminto
9. The NHK Party/NHKto
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I can't stop laughing after further researching about the NHK party, their leader founded a party inspired and named after Doraemon character, he's also admitted he's schizophrenic lmao.
He’s definitely a troll but he gets attention because of their appealing agenda lol
I've never seen a party that is more based than NHK. Honestly how based is that?
The NHK Party has die hard fans and harsh critics - the next video I’ll be posting is about details on the NHK party :)
I really wish people would do more video about funny and esoteric Japanese politician like Takashi Tachibana or Sohei Kamiya (Japanese Alex Jones) , these two are hilarious and meme-worthy of themselves.
Those two are absolute legends! I have plans to make videos on different political parties (I have a video on the NHK Party, not the Sansei-to yet) - not sure if I want to make videos on individual politicians because I don't want to be charged for defamation 😅
Thank you for creating such amazing content. i'm currently studying about Japan's Politics and your video is definitely precious one. Hope you keep continue this series.👍🏻
Thanks for the encouraging comment :) I will be posting some hopefully very soon, please drop a like and sub if it was good and stay tuned to learn more about Japanese politics!
@@japanyuntaku subscribed!
Great, please continue sharing about Japanese politics!
Welcome to the channel! A new video should be released this week :)
The NHK party has to be the funniest thing over seen in a countries politics besides the Namibian Adolf Hitler who won a election.
The party is a living meme with a very appealing agenda of getting rid of NHK lol
This was so helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! 🤩
nice contents. subscribed
Thanks for subbing!
It was well summarized!
Thanks!
dope vid! i only really knew about the LDP, so im glad to get a rundown on the others. the CDP and JCP has piqued my interest; ima do my research on them one day. i subbed! keep at it
Thanks! I plan to make a short video per party throughout the year (I have one on the NHK Party). Have fun researching and welcome to the channel 😃
Would be great if you made video explaining what Article 9 is in previous videos instead of stating what the parties views are regarding Article 9 as it would be interesting to see the Japanese point of view of Article 9 and whether they supported it or not
Also because outsiders didn't know much about what Article 9 is and how significant it's presence are in Japanese politics
Hi! Thank you for the comment 😊 In order to make this video as short as possible, I didn't want to get into too much detail. My very first video is about Article 9 and how it changed throughout the years, so here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/8MXRT1AoPRI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=JapanYuntaku
I'll probably make a shorter video just to explain what Article 9 is though (including public opinion), so I do appreciate the feedback. Subscribe to learn more about Japanese politics!
Very informative of all the parties! It's fascinating how a straight-up communist party can have seats in places like the national diet...
Since when had the LDP gotten 60% of the national party-list vote?
The LDP dominated elections up to the late 1970s, was a bit shaky in the 80s, lost power in 93 due to the Sagawa Kyubin Scandal (Kanemaru), and has been on a political marriage with the Komei since the last 90s. They lost again in 2009, but since PM Abe the LDP regained their golden age; they can secure power without the Komei, but Komei gains from the marriage so they’re still united. Now whether the LDP’s dominance is Abe’s achievement or lack of achievement from the other parties is up for debate 🤷♂️ Just a quick summary - will make a video about the LDP and all these scandals sometime in the future :)
That 60% figure is also very questionable to me and can leave a very wrong impression to viewers I think. One of the biggest complaints that LDP critics often make is that they're continuously in power despite usually only winning about 33% of the vote in elections.
@@combat2267 The number 60% comes from the seats held by the LDP/total seats. If you look at the List Voting data (比例 - Japanese citizens get two votes) you’re correct that it’s roughly 33%. To further support critics, given that voter turnout is low in Japan, I would say the LDP has less support than 33%. However, given that all parliamentary seats are democratically elected and that the LDP held seats/all seats estimate to 60%, I used that figure. Hope that’s clear :)
This is one of those things I always look up while heavilg buzzed on a Friday. Last week i was trying to learn Czech. I dont remember a single thing.
Well hope you stay to learn more about Japanese politics! 🇯🇵
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Welcome to the channel!
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Great video Japan Yuntaku. I do want to ask about Naoki Hyakuta's new party (even though they're technical not an official party yet). What are your thoughts about them?
Thank you for the comment! I hesitate to support or even condone the party as legitimate because of the leader's nationalistic perspective, especially history. I believe this party will deteriorate relations with neighboring countries, and we cannot afford that given Asia's tense geopolitical situation. On paper, though, I like some of their policies as they differ from the "traditional conservatives" (LDP) and actually agree with some leftist parties (e.g. decreasing consumption taxes, defunding politicians, etc.).
NHK exists just to spite a specific group thay benefits from TV licences and I can respect that.
JCP is my black tea☕
Hey, thanks again for a very informative video!
may i ask for the data source as for citation, to use in my essay?
thanks.
I’m assuming you can read Japanese - I use data from go2senkyo dot com and the websites of each party (they all have a webpage on their main policy goals). I also used NHK and Nikkei articles that were published around election dates as newspapers like to do “digest” articles. I don’t have links, but I bet googling for 各政党政策 would help. You can dig from the main policies I shared in this video. I don’t have English sources. Good luck!
@@japanyuntaku Thank you, it only shows the effort you must be putting in the videos
HNK党は何度も党名を変更しているので是非一覧を見て欲しい。
個人的には「政治家女子48党」が一番好き。
3:22 can someone explains this mindset to me? I understand wanting the Americans to leave while expanding your own military. I also understand the inverse, enjoying amarican protection while investing in other sectors outside of military. But what do these people expect to happen when you get rid of both? Japan is not the USA, Japan has atleast three immediate threats at their doorstep!(China, Russia, North Korea) Not to mention the rockey history with all of south east Asia. Do they really believe next to no military protection is viable??
That’s the thing - they do. They believe that threats should not be responded with build up, but rather should be dealt with diplomacy. Peace can be achieved with good diplomacy , therefore military alliances and the SDF aren’t necessary. I think it stems from Japans past of militarism and the atrocities of war. Unfortunately, given that we do not live in the perfect world, I’m not sure whether this idealism would fly 😐
You operate on the assumption that the 'immediate threats' naturally wish to act as aggressors. Neither China nor NK use aggression as a tactic in their foreign policy, they never have. They've only done so in response to Western strong-arming and the shoring of military troops, bases, and weapons across East-Asia. Don't forget, in the US-South Korea-North Korean conflict, the last of those states to acquire Nuclear weapons was NK. Russia on the other hand is governed by an oligarchy, as is the rest of the Western world, and uses similar tactics as the west.
@@Talsbynians china and nk never using aggression as tactic is fing hillarious. china is threatening taiwan and filipino fisherman. While nk threaten sk, japan and us with nuclear holocaust. haha nice wumao. here's your 50 cents!
Yeah, the Japanese leftist pacifists have absolutely no idea in what world they live in. They think the UN will protect them which is quite absurd and hilarious.
@@matthewl1726 No one need useless islands with 140 million of people. Its a japan that invaded china, korea and russia not the other way.
Personally, I think I lean towards Komeito, with the understanding that the permanent coalition with the LDP continues.
Their agenda for peace is appealing, but a lot of komei party supporter base come from the sokagakkai religion as well!
@@japanyuntaku I don't mind Sokka Gokkai's influence. I am already religious as well and my opinion of Sokka Gokkai, in terms of the lifestyle it encourages among its members, is fairly favorable if still quite indecisive. I'm already pro-LDP, no question, so Sokka Gokkai's influence balances hawkish LDP factions whose primary "shuugi" (doctrine) is strands of right-wing nationalism that I don't exactly prefer (even if they are unfairly maligned by many outlets in the West).
I think Kochikai is the LDP faction I am closest to.
But of course, easy for me to say all this as a foreigner and as someone who was not harassed by Sokka Gokkai in the 50s and 60s. I would not hold someone having a negative view of the group against them.
@@timmyturner327 I've been to many Soka Gakkai gatherings. Many of its members are good people, with good intentions, but there are also really creepy fanatics who want to know absolutely everything about you (your address, phone number, etc.) and who want to squeeze money out of you. They also claim all other religions are false and that all other Buddhist teachings are heretical. They have no idea what's the whole purpose of the priesthood and they spread outright lies about the other, old and traditional Buddhist sects. They went out of their way to make me feel very uncomfortable for being a follower of Zen Buddhism and they hoped they'd make me leave my religion and join them. So I stopped going to their gatherings. Luckily, I didn't give them my address. I do prefer the LDP precisely because it has more nationalistic and patriotic circles, but I really don't recommend Komeito because of Soka Gakkai, it's unfortunate that they are together, in my personal opinion.
Japanese Communist Party seems to he more of a socialist party no?
Correct - it would be your average socialist party in Europe, nothing too extreme
Shoutout I gotta do some shit for my J studies class
この動画は100%正確です。from japan
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Can’t find one single video about CDP (英語で)
… I’m curious about deepen insights on that party - which topics they mostly oppose, what’s their main figures, history..
日本語で検索しても、only news or video from politicians. No educational content about the party itself.
Thanks for the comment, I plan to make a video on each political party starting June or July. I will cover the CDP in English in July!
NHK Party become two faction that are NHK Party is led by Takashi Tachbana and The Collaborative Party is led by Ayaka Otsu
The Japanese political spectrum and environment actually seems quite varied and interesting! Much healthier than many other Western countries still stuck on fake bipartidism (*cough* USA *cough). It's interesting however how this variety does not even minimally flourish as much as it could due to many Japanese citizens (especially young ones) refusing to engage politically...
I guess the grass looks greener on the other side because I believe that Japan would benefit from a two-party system to shake things up 🤷 I don't know about long-term though...
Why the hell isn't there a BBC party?
Do British citizens' taxes support the BBC as well?
@@japanyuntaku Yes, there is a BBC tax you must pay whether you want to watch it or now.
The BBC does great work so it shouldn’t be closed down but I think it should be privatised.
@@62hwvgvekaihvevevj I see - from a non-British POV, it seems like the BBC does a significantly better job than the NHK so kudos to the UK 👏
I feel like privatization is the difference between PBS or Weta and the “History” channel to come at it from a U.S. perspective, so I support public broadcasting. The laws around libel and policies toward censorship and just the all around fact British media is filled with the snootiest most pretentious and elitist people on earth is I think a bigger issue.
@@62hwvgvekaihvevevj don't do that! BBC is one of the most reliable news sources for America. Do you want it to become as sensationalist as our news?
I came back to this video after the possibility of the LDP losing the election. However, while part of me thinks it could happen, part of me also thinks it won't. Even with all of the trouble surrounding the LDP, I can not see the public wanting the CDP as leaders of Japan, especially given the disastrous term the party had when they were in power until 2012. They also have policies that may not go down well with the general public (E.X. wanting to remain peace loving and being more accommodative to China). I just don't know if the Japanese populice (after decades of wanting political stability) will finally let go of their support for the incumbent and select an alternative. Despite all the talks surrounding the gubernational elections, I do not think that will invigorate public interest in politics. The political scene could go either way, but the Japanese populice finally selecting an alternative after years of preferring the incumbent is something that I can not see occurring. I wish that their were Japanese websites where I could follow the political scene in detail. Anyway, that's all I have to say. Your take on this?
I agree with your points on the CDP. As mentioned in a different video, the CDP's current uptrend is happening because of the LDP's downfall and peoples' desire for a replacement, not necessarily the CDP's policies. The Tokyo gubernatorial election, however, may show us something different. The only website I can think of would be the Japan Times... I'll be posting a video on the Tokyo gubernatorial elections in the next 1-2 days! 🙏
Article9 is very important problem in japan. Article 9 of the Constitution even prohibits defensive wars. The LDP wants to amend Article 9 to protect the country. However, the Communists claim that amending Article 9 would turn Japan into a fascist state.
My first video is about Article 9 (please excuse the quality, this is my first video 😅) ua-cam.com/video/8MXRT1AoPRI/v-deo.html
I love Japan! I always thought Japan was capitalist but is somewhat socialist, which is what makes Japan so unique and enjoyable, I hope to visit Japan someday. :D
Please do! 🤝🇯🇵
waduhek is going on with assassination attempts in japanese politics?!
idk what's going on but it just shows how we haven't learned much from last year's unfortunate event 😞
NHK party is based
All parties are great compared to any of my countries'! (germany)
More in the center, better... but anything far away from The Left 😤 Japan don't want to end like here in Venezuela 🇻🇪
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"two-party systems can get frustrating...", yeah it's so much better to have the same party in power pretty much since 1955...
Whenever my friends in America complain about their system and suggest a multiparty system I usually respond “well, take a look at Japan 🤔” If people are satisfied and freely vote for the same party I guess that’s fine…? 🤷♂️
Victor Hogrefe when a party is democratically elected: 😱😱
hih the nail on the head. no point in having 9 options if there is only 1 being elected for 70 years. and his point about "it okay ssinc ppl voted for it" is shit when you look at the voted per age. young ppl in japan are being left out. stupid argument of him, just look at germany and the cdu who reigned the last 16 years and ask ppl (especially young ones) what they think. no one will tell you the
Japan innovation party and JCP seems the best, I am not sure why won't u vote them
I think the JIP has a lot of appealing policies and the JCP is pretty much like any European left-leaning party (not really communist). I think Japanese people want to play it safe, but we'll see how they do in the next general election!
@@japanyuntaku yeah let's hope for the best
@@japanyuntakuIt almost seems that every day, the opposition, such as the CDP, is garnering more sympathy. Can not tell for certain because I can solely observe from English outlets. It is weird how this is happening now, considering the endless years the Japanese have voted for the LDP. Personally, I can not see the left leaning parties being appreciated by the public, given how liberal they are. I wonder if the "no other party option" sentiment is still present amongst the Japanese populice. If so, then I just see them voting for the LDP again, though with a dissimilar leader at the helm to replace Kishida. I don't see much appeal for Kenta Izumi.
If I were Japanese, I'd have trouble knowing whom to vote for. I think Japan's rearming is a good thing and its alliance with the USA is necessary (though overdone sometimes) and I'm pro-nuclear, but I also like social welfare and LGBT rights, and I hate the stupid attitude that the Japanese right has towards South Korea and the imperial past.
Definitely. This is where a two-party system might help push Japan towards change...but the extreme version of a two-party system is current day America 🇺🇸
That might be the worst left to right wing graph i have ever seen that didn't explain anything. Also 4:39 are you paid by the LDP because that sounds so suspect especially when you have one party that has been in power 95%+ of the time.
How would you make your graph, then? As mentioned, there are so many overlaps, so it's hard to make a linear graph (a quadrant graph might have been better). I'm surprised you think that I support the LDP, so maybe you should subscribe and watch more videos! 😀 I try not to take any political takes unless the data says otherwise. Thanks for dropping by!
@@japanyuntakuI don't think making a linear graph is necessary actually
LDP ♥️♥️♥️
You forgot the Sanseitō party.
Sanseito isn't a "national party" yet (国政政党) so they didn't make the list for this video. I'm planning to make individual videos per party and I'll talk about them then 👍
Thank you for your reply, but precisely, there are 10 national parties, among which the Sanseitō. I’ve heard that the criterion is to have at least 5 deputies in the assemblies, or more than 2% of the vote in the previous elections.
@@renogi9701 You're right, it seems like sanseito is indeed a national party...😅 The criterion you mentioned is correct. Thanks for catching this!
No wonder you have zombie decades...do nothing gov
The communists and social democrats sound the best, imo.
They have a solid voter base as well!
Nah they suck go conservative or go home
@@japanyuntaku Wasn't it that the japanese communist party is the biggest, or one of the biggest, communist parties in the world? How come they don't get voted into power? Or, to just make a more appealing look, why don't they just rename their party to make propaganda against "evil communism" less effective, as their programs, to me, just seem like your average left-wing party in europe (For example, "Die Linke" in germany - Not a communist party, just more progressive than the social democrats)
The largest communist party is the CCP and the Japanese Communist Party is dwindling in size. They're currently (and actively) recruiting younger politicians to their party to appeal to the population. They should definitely change their name and I completely agree with you. I can't verify why they don't change their name, but I have heard from my professor back in the day that the JCP likes to stick to tradition and they're proud of their history (it's been around for 100 years). So I guess their desire to keep the old name is what hindering their political appeal...
@@japanyuntaku Sorry about the "largest communist party" part there, I just couldn't remember it perfectly: I heard it's one of the largest non-ruling parties in the world, is what I meant to say.
The tradition part sounds awfully on brand for japanese people for some reason, they really like their traditions, huh... But I'd say they really need to suck it up this time, their traditions won't get them any more supporters nor voters in, they should focus on making programs for younger people. Hearing that younger japanese folks don't tend to vote, because politics is mostly steered towards elderly people, I'd think it would just make sense for this kind of party to focus on educating younger folks and getting their support.
I want to ask why even in 21st century after the cold war left-wing party still hard to get win especially since 2013?, why Japanese people are so conservative/right-wing?, it really frustrating me because the LPD/right-wing government in Japan right now is really bad
There are multiple factors (and making a video about this is also on my list, idk when it'll happen...), but the two strongest reasons in my opinion are both history and the lack of unity between opposition parties contribute to the LDP's long rule. (1) History: LDP led Japan's unstoppable growth until the 1990s and people still believe in their overall strength as leaders regardless of scandals because of their longevity and political expertise. (2) Opposition parties are too weak and fragmented. If all the parties grouped up and Japan had a two-party system, I think the LDP would lose in elections (Japan's current voting system sustains a fragmented multiparty system). The DPJ's rule (2009-2012) was horrible and resulted in distrust towards opposition parties and their ability to "solve" problems (myopic towards the LDP but not opposition parties, I know). In addition, Japanese people are also more traditional, conservative, and shy about change, so I don't think they can fully embrace leftist/liberal policies which include gender, immigration, military, energy sources, etc. I don't think they even care enough to vote for liberal policies because what matters is their own livelihood. Apathy is strong too, as people gave up that politics can actually solve problems 😞 I'll make a video to clarify my thoughts on this question, thanks for dropping by & subscribe to learn more about Japanese politics 😃
Its good that they get to choose between 9 parties.... Remind us again how long LDP have been out of power for over the last 60+ years.
Only four years in total lol