Formation of LDP, 15 November 1955 Factions (Japanese: 派閥, Hepburn: habatsu) are an accepted part of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the ruling party of Japan, which began …

Dec 4, 2025 · During nearly four decades of uninterrupted power (1955–93), the LDP oversaw Japan’s remarkable recovery from World War II and its development into an economic …

During the long, uninterrupted reign of the LDP from 1955 to the early 1990s, competition between factions helped to fill a democratic void created by the uncompetitive nature of the …

Although factions reconstitute themselves from time to time, the habatsu active today can be traced back to their 1955 roots, a testament to the stability and institutionalized nature of …

In light of public opinion and sentiments within the liberal democratic camp itself, the movement toward a “conservative alliance” gained momentum beginning around 1953. Then, in …

These factions, some of which can trace their roots to the original two parties that merged to form the LDP in 1955, have been argued to play influential roles in party functions, including …

The LDP was formed in 1955 as a merger of two conservative parties, the Liberal Party and the Japan Democratic Party, and was initially led by prime minister Ichirō Hatoyama.

Throughout the LDP’s history, factions have provided the primary political community for Japan’s political elite, providing a setting of intimacy and com-mon purpose. When the party was first …

In 1955, The Japan Democratic Party and the Liberal Party merged to form the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. The party quickly defined itself as an alternative to Japan’s socialist and …

LDP factionalism is rooted in the 1955 merger of Liberals and Democrats which brought together eight different leadership groups with clearly separate memberships.