Democratic Party of Japan

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The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was created in 1998, when reform-minded politicians rom a number of opposition parties came together with the aim of establishing a genuine opposition force capable of taking power from the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Former Prime Ministers Tsutomu Hata and former party presidents Yukio Hayotama and Naoto Kan, who both later served as prime minister, were among those instrumental in establishing the new party. The DPJ has since grown in size at successive elections. It was further strengthened by a merger with the Liberal Party, led by Ichiro Ozawa, in 2003. In 2009, the party won a landslide election victory, bringing about a historic change of government. Now under the leadership of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, the ruling DPJ administration is working to bring about true political reform in Japan by implementing policies that put people’s lives first.

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Address DPJ International Department 1-11-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014, Japan

Telephone +81 3 3595 9988

Fax +81 3 3595 7318

Website http://www.dpj.or.jp

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