Liberal Party (Japan, 1890) saw the party reduced to 107 seats. In April 1896 it joined Itō Hirobumi's government and Liberal leader Itagaki Taisuke was appointed Minister of Home Affairs. After losing another two seats in the March 1898 elections, the party merged with Shimpotō in June 1898 to form the Kenseitō. Liberal Party (Japan, 1890) The Liberal Party (, "Jiyūtō") was a political party in Japan. The party was established in August 1890 by 130 members of the House of Representatives who had been elected in July, and was initially named the Constitutional Liberal Party (立憲自由党, "Rikken Jiyūtō"). It was a merger of
Japan Innovation Party larger Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) announced an agreement to merge ahead of the Upper House elections in July 2016. On 14 March 2016 the Japanese name of the new party was announced as "Minshintō", having been the most popular choice of two possible names among voters. On 27 March 2016, the DPJ, Vision of Reform, JIP and other minor parties merged to form the new Democratic Party. Japan Innovation Party The was a political party in Japan. It was launched on 22 September 2014, following the merger of the Japan Restoration Party headed by Tōru Hashimoto, and the Unity