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Tomorrow Party of Japan

political party, Japan
Also known as: Nippon Mirai no To

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The Tomorrow Party of Japan was a political party in Japan. It was established in late 2012 when Ichirō Ozawa merged his party, People's Life First, with the Tomorrow Party of Japan, which had been recently formed by Yukiko Kada. The party contested the December 2012 lower-house elections under the Tomorrow Party name, advocating for decentralization, postponement of consumption tax increases, and reduced reliance on nuclear power. However, the party performed poorly, retaining only 9 of its 61 seats.1

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