Reiwa Shinsengumi

Reiwa Shinsengumi

れいわ新選組
Reiwa Shinsengumi れいわ新選組
Secretary-General	Takashi Takai
Co-leaders	Taro Yamamoto; Akiko Oishi; Mari Kushibuchi
Founder	Taro Yamamoto
Founded	1 April 2019
Split from	Liberal Party
Headquarters	1F, Akasaka-Kōei Bldg. 3-2-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Ideology	Progressivism; Left-wing populism
Political position	Left-wing
Colors	Pink
Slogan	「日本を守る」とは、「あなたを守る」ことから始まる; Nihon wo mamoru to ha anata wo mamoru kotokara hajimaru; ("Protecting Japan starts with protecting you")
Councillors	5 / 248
Representatives	9 / 465
Prefectural assembly members	0 / 2,644
Municipal assembly members	54 / 29,135
Website
	reiwa-shinsengumi.com
	Politics of Japan; Political parties; Elections;

Reiwa Shinsengumi (Japanese: れいわ新選組) is a progressive^[6]^[7] and left-wing populist^[8]^[9] political party in Japan founded by actor-turned-politician Taro Yamamoto in April 2019. The party was formed by left-wing members of the Liberal Party who opposed its merger with the Democratic Party for the People.^[10] The party won more than 4% of the vote after contesting the House of Councilors election in July 2019, gaining two seats only about three and a half months after the formation of the party.^[11]

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- Thisanka Siripala (6 August 2019). "Japan's Upper House Election Results A Win for Diversity". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- Daisuke Minami (2 August 2019). "Is Populism Finally Coming to Japan?". The Japan Times. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- "Japan's first severely disabled lawmakers join parliament". BBC News. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ 色もいろいろ東京都知事選候補者が「イメージカラー」に込めた思いは [In the Tokyo gubernatorial election, candidates express their intentions through their chosen "image colors"]. Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. "ピンクをイメージカラーにするのは、れいわ新選組代表の山本太郎さん ... 2019年の結党以来、党のロゴにも使い続ける。" [Reiwa Shinsengumi's leader, Taro Yamamoto, chooses pink as their signature color ... they have been using it consistently in the party's logo since its founding in 2019.]
^ 【野党ウオッチ】異色の戦法「れいわ新選組」際立つパフォーマンス. The Sankei News (in Japanese). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020. 会場の広場にはれいわ新選組のシンボルカラーであるピンクの幟（のぼり）が林立し、...
^ "れいわ新選組のチラシ" (in Japanese). れいわ新選組. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ "地方公共団体の議会の議員及び長の所属党派別人員調等（令和５年１２月３１日現在）" (PDF). 総務省. 10 April 2024.
^ Robert J. Pekkanen; Steven R. Reed; Daniel M. Smith, eds. (2023). Japan Decides 2021: The Japanese General Election. Springer Nature. p. 65. ISBN 9783031113246. Reiwa Shinsengumi is usually viewed as a progressive populist party.
^ Brasor, Philip (20 July 2019). "Citizen campaigns seek to increase voter turnout in Upper House election". The Japan Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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- Ishido, Satoru (22 July 2019). 山本太郎、れいわ…左派ポピュリズムの衝撃とどう向き合うか？. news.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). Yahoo! JAPAN. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- Nakamura, Kasane (1 August 2019). れいわ・山本太郎代表「私はポピュリストです」。羽鳥慎一モーニングショーで左派ポピュリズムとの指摘に宣言。 (in Japanese). HuffPost. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- Kamei, Hiroshi (31 July 2019). れいわ躍進、左派ポピュリズムの日本版 N国も無視できず. AERA dot. (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- Ohi, Akai (3 July 2019). 山本太郎は日本のバーニー・サンダースか左派ポピュリズムと中道リベラルの「戦略的互恵関係」. webronza.asahi.com (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference Minami was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "山本太郎氏「れいわ新選組」設立「この国の人々、お守りいたす」". The Sankei News (in Japanese). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ 「れいわ新選組」山本太郎氏が立ち上げ野党結集が狙い. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[left-wing-1] 
Thisanka Siripala (6 August 2019). "Japan's Upper House Election Results A Win for Diversity". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
Daisuke Minami (2 August 2019). "Is Populism Finally Coming to Japan?". The Japan Times. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
"Japan's first severely disabled lawmakers join parliament". BBC News. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[2] Thisanka Siripala (6 August 2019). "Japan's Upper House Election Results A Win for Diversity". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[3] Daisuke Minami (2 August 2019). "Is Populism Finally Coming to Japan?". The Japan Times. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[4] "Japan's first severely disabled lawmakers join parliament". BBC News. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[2] 色もいろいろ東京都知事選候補者が「イメージカラー」に込めた思いは [In the Tokyo gubernatorial election, candidates express their intentions through their chosen "image colors"]. Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. "ピンクをイメージカラーにするのは、れいわ新選組代表の山本太郎さん ... 2019年の結党以来、党のロゴにも使い続ける。" [Reiwa Shinsengumi's leader, Taro Yamamoto, chooses pink as their signature color ... they have been using it consistently in the party's logo since its founding in 2019.]

[3] 【野党ウオッチ】異色の戦法「れいわ新選組」際立つパフォーマンス. The Sankei News (in Japanese). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020. 会場の広場にはれいわ新選組のシンボルカラーであるピンクの幟（のぼり）が林立し、...

[4] "れいわ新選組のチラシ" (in Japanese). れいわ新選組. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[giseki-5] "地方公共団体の議会の議員及び長の所属党派別人員調等（令和５年１２月３１日現在）" (PDF). 総務省. 10 April 2024.

[Pekkanen-6] Robert J. Pekkanen; Steven R. Reed; Daniel M. Smith, eds. (2023). Japan Decides 2021: The Japanese General Election. Springer Nature. p. 65. ISBN 9783031113246. Reiwa Shinsengumi is usually viewed as a progressive populist party.

[Brasor-7] Brasor, Philip (20 July 2019). "Citizen campaigns seek to increase voter turnout in Upper House election". The Japan Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[left-wing_populism-8] 
Ishido, Satoru (22 July 2019). 山本太郎、れいわ…左派ポピュリズムの衝撃とどう向き合うか？. news.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). Yahoo! JAPAN. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
Nakamura, Kasane (1 August 2019). れいわ・山本太郎代表「私はポピュリストです」。羽鳥慎一モーニングショーで左派ポピュリズムとの指摘に宣言。 (in Japanese). HuffPost. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
Kamei, Hiroshi (31 July 2019). れいわ躍進、左派ポピュリズムの日本版 N国も無視できず. AERA dot. (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
Ohi, Akai (3 July 2019). 山本太郎は日本のバーニー・サンダースか左派ポピュリズムと中道リベラルの「戦略的互恵関係」. webronza.asahi.com (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[12] Ishido, Satoru (22 July 2019). 山本太郎、れいわ…左派ポピュリズムの衝撃とどう向き合うか？. news.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). Yahoo! JAPAN. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

[13] Nakamura, Kasane (1 August 2019). れいわ・山本太郎代表「私はポピュリストです」。羽鳥慎一モーニングショーで左派ポピュリズムとの指摘に宣言。 (in Japanese). HuffPost. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[14] Kamei, Hiroshi (31 July 2019). れいわ躍進、左派ポピュリズムの日本版 N国も無視できず. AERA dot. (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[15] Ohi, Akai (3 July 2019). 山本太郎は日本のバーニー・サンダースか左派ポピュリズムと中道リベラルの「戦略的互恵関係」. webronza.asahi.com (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[Minami-9] Cite error: The named reference Minami was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[sankei-10] "山本太郎氏「れいわ新選組」設立「この国の人々、お守りいたす」". The Sankei News (in Japanese). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[asahi1-11] 「れいわ新選組」山本太郎氏が立ち上げ野党結集が狙い. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

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