The Rightist Socialist Party of Japan was a Japanese political party that existed between 1948 and 1955. It was a center-left political party, which adopted a policy of moderate social-democracy.

History

Following the defeat of the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) in 1948 at the hands of Japan's two main conservative

Conservatism

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 parties, the Liberal Party and the Democrat Party, the JSP dissolved into chaos and internal bickering between moderates and Marxist-Leninists

Marxism-Leninism

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. As a result of the JSP 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 "Japan Socialist Party" and are known as the Rightist Socialist Party of Japan and Leftist Socialist Party of Japan

Leftist Socialist Party of Japan

The Leftist Socialist Party of Japan was a Japanese political party that existed between 1948 and 1955. It was a radical socialist political party, which adopted Marxism-Leninism.- History :...

, respectively.

The left-wing was in chaos between 1948 and 1955, and in early 1955, the Rightist Socialists and the Leftist Socialists reconciled and merged to reform the JSP, months before the Liberal Democrat Party

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...

 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

Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)

The was a social democratic party in Japan.- History :The Democratic Socialist Party was established in 1960 by a breakaway group of the Japan Socialist Party. It was made up of many members of the former Rightist Socialist Party of Japan, a moderate social-democratic faction that existed...

. A newly formed youth organisation, Young Socialists (which retains full membership in the International Union of Socialist Youth

International Union of Socialist Youth

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), is said to be inherited from the political tradition of the Rightist Socialist Party.

On domestic policy, the party was moderate

Moderate

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 social-democratic and left-wing. It is now defunct.

See also

• Japan
  Japan
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• List of political parties in Japan
• Politics of Japan
  Politics of Japan
  The politics of Japan is conducted in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, where Prime Minister of Japan is the head of government. Japanese politics uses a multi-party system. Executive power exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the Diet, with...
  
  
• Left-wing
• Social-democracy
• Moderate
  Moderate
  In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who is not extreme, partisan or radical. In recent years, political moderates has gained traction as a buzzword....
  
  
• Centrist
• Japan Socialist Party
• Leftist Socialist Party of Japan
  Leftist Socialist Party of Japan
  The Leftist Socialist Party of Japan was a Japanese political party that existed between 1948 and 1955. It was a radical socialist political party, which adopted Marxism-Leninism.- History :...
  
  
• Liberal Party of Japan, Occupation
• Democratic Party of Japan, Occupation
• Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)
  Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)
  The was a social democratic party in Japan.- History :The Democratic Socialist Party was established in 1960 by a breakaway group of the Japan Socialist Party. It was made up of many members of the former Rightist Socialist Party of Japan, a moderate social-democratic faction that existed...
  
  
• Social Democratic Party (Japan)
  Social Democratic Party (Japan)
  The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a...