New Socialist Party of Japan

The New Socialist Party of Japan (新社会党, Shin Shakai-tō) is a left-wing party created in Japan on 3 March 1996, by a group of left wingers who left the Social Democratic Party.[1][2]

This article is about the currently active Japanese political party. For other Japanese socialist parties, see Japan Socialist Party (disambiguation).

New Socialist Party of Japan
新社会党
Shin Shakai-tō
Founded3 March 1996
Split fromSocial Democratic Party
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Pacifism
Non-interventionism
Political positionLeft-wing
Website
www.sinsyakai.or.jp

The party has some similarities to the Japanese Communist Party. It says that people can have "freedom of thought and religious beliefs". A peaceful democratic revolution, peace, and human rights constitute what the party desires to be part of Japan's constitution. Another idea they support is direct democracy.

Another viewpoint that the party shares with the Japanese Communist Party, although slightly different, is the belief Japan should completely stop using its nuclear power, so Japan can become a nation with "unarmed neutrality".[3]

References
  1. 94045: Japan's Uncertain Political Transition
  2. Reed, Steven R. (2003). Japanese electoral politics: creating a new party system. Psychology Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-415-31140-3.
  3. http://translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.sinsyakai.or.jp/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsinsyakai%26hl%3Den (Dead link)


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