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Democracy birth in Japan
Japan has made a democratic constitution and casted aside it's emperor which stays a simple figurehead -
A socialist became a prime minister
Democratics aides Katayama Tetsu to become prime minister . -
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Then-Now
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Party Merger
the Liberal and the Democratic party merge into the LDP, that wins 63% of the vote -
The beginning of DPJ
It was a merger of four previously independent parties that were opposed to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)—the previous Democratic Party of Japan, the Good Governance Party (民政党, Minseitō), the New Fraternity Party (新党友愛, Shintō-Yuuai), and the Democratic Reform Party (民主改革連合, Minshu-Kaikaku-Rengō). These were all new parties that were either liberal or social-democratic. The merger was meant for preparation for the upcoming election in 9 november 2003 -
Wins majority
The Democratic Party of Japan wins a majority in the lower house of parliament -
Rising power
the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) ascended to governance -
Replacement
prime minister Naoto Kan resigns after being widely criticized for his response to the earthquake and nuclear disaster, and is succeeded by finance minister Yoshihiko Noda of the Democratic Party