Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) on the eve of the Chichibu Incident. In 1887, Gotō Shojirō regrouped some members of the former "Jiyūtō" into a proto-party called the "Daidō Danketsu" Movement. This group split into two groups (Daidō Club led by Kōno Hironaka and Daidō Kyōwakai led by Ōi Kentarō and Nakae Chōmin ) in March 1889. In 1890, they were merged by Itagaki Taisuke to form the Constitutional Liberal Party, which was later renamed the Liberal Party. Some politicians who supported Gotō didn't join this party and formed National Liberal Party. Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) The is the name of several liberal political parties
Democratic Party (Japan, 1996) members of Sakigake. At its formation, it had 39 parliamentarians. The party won 52 seats in the 1996 general election, becoming the second-largest opposition party after the New Frontier Party. In April 1998, the party was augmented by former members of the New Frontier Party, which had collapsed in December 1997, increasing it to 90 seats. It was then relaunched as the Democratic Party of Japan upon its merger with the Good Governance Party ("Minseitō"), New Fraternity Party and Democratic Reform Party. Democratic Party (Japan, 1996) The was a centrist political party in Japan, and one of the forerunners to