Greens Japan
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Greens Japan 緑の党グリーンズジャパン | |
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| President | Satoshi Yagi, Nao Suguro, Hitoshi Nakayama |
| Founded | 22 November 2008 (Established as a political party 28 July 2012) |
| Merger of | Rainbow and Greens Japan Greens |
| Headquarters | Kōenji Bldg. 404, 2-3-4 Kōenji-Kita, Suginami, Tokyo |
| Membership (2012) |  1,000 [1] |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Regional affiliation | Asia Pacific Greens Federation |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Councillors | 0 / 242 |
| Representatives | 0 / 480 |
| Prefectural assembly members | 2 / 2,609 |
| City, special ward, town and village assembly members | 30 / 29,839 |
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The Greens Japan (緑の党グリーンズジャパン, Midori no Tō Greens Japan, literally "green party Greens Japan") is an established national green party in Japan.
After the electoral success of Green activist Ryuhei Kawada in the 2007 House of Councillors election, the local green political network Rainbow and Greens had reportedly decided to dissolve itself and merge with the Japan Greens in December 2007. The two precedent organizations dissolved themselves and relaunched as Greens Japan, a political organization in late 2008, under its former Japanese name, Midori no Mirai (みどりの未来 - "green future").
History
[edit]The party was founded in July 2012 and held its first general assembly in that same month.[2]
Representation
[edit]The party has a number of elected city council members/councillors in towns and cities across Japan.[3] On the 22 November 2010, Kazumi Inamura became the first popularly elected Greens Japan Mayor, in the city of Amagasaki. As well as being the youngest mayor elected in Japan’s history at the age of 38, she is also the first popularly elected female mayor of the city. She won the mayoralty with 54% of the vote.[4][5][6]
Party establishment
[edit]On 28 July 2012, the party was officially re-established under its new name by local assembly members and civic groups to run in the Upper House election.
Policies
[edit]The party opposes Japan's entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).[7]
The party supports a universal basic income (UBI).[8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Anti-nuclear campaigners launch Japan's first green party. The Guardian. Published 30 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "About Greens Japan". Greens Japan. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Council member and a city mayor list belong in Greens Japan". Greens Japan. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Rahman, Shabrina (19 November 2020). "Kazumi Inamura, Mayor, Amagasaki, Japan". Global Green News. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Imamoto, Shuji (23 November 2010). "Ms Kazumi Inamura elected the City Mayor of Amagasaki – the first Green Mayor in Japan!". Asia-Pacific Greens. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Kazumi Inamura receives 54% of the vote to become the first Green mayor elected in Japan". Asia-Pacific Greens. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Japan must not join negotiations for TPP. Greens Japan (official website). Published March 13th, 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Yamamori, Toru (16 February 2015). "Japan: Pro-basic income Green Party has a new political platform". basicincome.org. Basic Income Earth Network. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Midori no Tō (Greens Japan) (official website)
- News articles
- New Green Party formed in Japan/Group seeks to reflect anti-nuclear, environmental, pro-democracy movements Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Article in Green Pages, newspaper of the Green Party of the United States. September 2012).
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