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
National Party (Japan) they fell through, the party was renamed the National Party. By September 1946 the party had been reduced to 33 MPs. In March 1947 another attempt was made to merge with the Cooperative Democratic Party, which this time was successful, resulting in the creation of the National Cooperative Party. National Party (Japan) The National Party (, "Kokumintō") was a political party in Japan. A centrist party, its policies had a strong focus on education. The party was established in July 1946 as the Shinseikai ("New Politics Society") by a merger of the Shinkō Club, some independent MPs and some MPs