Organization:Greens Japan

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Greens Japan

緑の党グリーンズジャパン
PresidentsSatoshi Yagi
Nao Suguro
Hitoshi Nakayama
Founded22 November 2008 (2008-11-22)
(Established as a political party 28 July 2012)
Merger ofRainbow and Greens
Japan Greens
HeadquartersKōenji Bldg. 404, 2-3-4 Kōenji-Kita, Suginami, Tokyo
Membership (2012)Increase 1,000 [1]
IdeologyGreen politics
Regional affiliationAsia Pacific Greens Federation
International affiliationGlobal Greens
Councillors
0 / 248
[2]
Representatives
0 / 465
[3]
Prefectural assembly members
2 / 2,609
City, special ward, town and village assembly members
30 / 29,839
Website
greens.gr.jp

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

The party was founded in July 2012 and held its first general assembly in that same month.[4]

Representation

The party has a number of elected city council members/councillors in towns and cities across Japan.[5] On the 21 November 2010, Kazumi Inamura became the first popularly elected Greens Japan Mayor, in the city of Amagasaki.[6] At the age of 38, she was reported to be the youngest female city mayor in the history of Japan, and the first popularly elected female mayor of Amagasaki.[7] She won the mayoralty with 54% of the vote.[8][9][10]

Party establishment

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

The party opposes Japan's entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).[11]

The party supports a universal basic income (UBI).[12]

See also

  • Energy in Japan
  • Environmental issues in Japan
  • Universal basic income in Japan

References

  1. Anti-nuclear campaigners launch Japan's first green party. The Guardian. Published 30 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. "Japanese House of Representatives 2024 General". International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). 2024-10-27. https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4534/. 
  3. "Japanese House of Representatives 2024 General". International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). 2024-10-27. https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4534/. 
  4. "About Greens Japan". http://greens.gr.jp/world/english/. 
  5. "Council member and a city mayor list belong in Greens Japan". 27 December 2020. http://greens.gr.jp/english/14998/. 
  6. "Kazumi Inamura receives 54% of the vote to become the first Green mayor elected in Japan" (in fr-FR). https://asiapacificgreens.org/fre/news_statement/kazumi-inamura-receives-54-of-the-vote-to-become-the-first-green-mayor-elected-in-japan/. 
  7. "Kazumi Inamura receives 54% of the vote to become the first Green mayor elected in Japan" (in fr-FR). https://asiapacificgreens.org/fre/news_statement/kazumi-inamura-receives-54-of-the-vote-to-become-the-first-green-mayor-elected-in-japan/. 
  8. Rahman, Shabrina (19 November 2020). "Kazumi Inamura, Mayor, Amagasaki, Japan". https://globalgreen.news/kazumi-inamura-mayor-amagasaki-japan/. 
  9. Imamoto, Shuji (23 November 2010). "Ms Kazumi Inamura elected the City Mayor of Amagasaki – the first Green Mayor in Japan!". Asia-Pacific Greens. https://asiapacificgreens.org/news_statement/ms-kazumi-inamura-elected-the-city-mayor-of-amagasaki-the-first-green-mayor-in-japan/. 
  10. "Kazumi Inamura receives 54% of the vote to become the first Green mayor elected in Japan". Asia-Pacific Greens. 22 November 2010. https://asiapacificgreens.org/fre/news_statement/kazumi-inamura-receives-54-of-the-vote-to-become-the-first-green-mayor-elected-in-japan/. 
  11. Japan must not join negotiations for TPP. Greens Japan (official website). Published March 13th, 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. Yamamori, Toru (16 February 2015). "Japan: Pro-basic income Green Party has a new political platform". Basic Income Earth Network. https://basicincome.org/news/2015/02/japan-party-that-endorses-big-has-a-new-political-platform/. 
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