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The Collaborative Party みんなでつくる党 Min'na de tsukuru tō | |
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  The logos of Mintsuku; the left logo is used by the Otsu faction while the right logo is used by the Tachibana faction amidst the party's dispute. | |
| Leader | Disputed Between Ayaka Otsu and Takashi Tachibana |
| Secretary-General | Disputed Between Satoshi Hamada and Ryota Akegato, Natsuki Matsumoto |
| Founder | Takashi Tachibana |
| Founded | 17 June 2013 |
| Headquarters | Otsu wing 16-005 Kandanishiki-machi, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0054, Japan[1] Tachibana wing 1799-19 Omuro, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0813, Japan |
| Ideology | Tachibana wing Populism[2] Direct democracy[3] Anti-communism[4] Single issue politics:
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| Political position | Right-wing[6] |
| Slogan | Otsu wing "共に築く、多彩な未来へ" [7] "Tomoni kizuku, tasaina mirai e" ("Build together, towards a colorful future") Tachibana wing "NHKをぶっ壊す！"[8] "NHK o bukkowasu!" ("Destroy NHK!") |
| Councillors | 0 / 248
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| Representatives | 0 / 465
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| Prefectural assembly members | 0 / 2,644
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| Municipal assembly members | 7 / 29,135
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| Website | |
| Otsu wing www Tachibana wing www | |
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The Collaborative Party (Japanese: みんなでつくる党, Min'na de tsukuru tō, lit. 'A party created by everyone'), abbreviated as Mintsuku (みんつく) and commonly referred to by its former name NHK Party (NHK党), [9][10] is a populist[2] and right-wing[6] political party in Japan founded in 2013 by activist Takashi Tachibana, who led the party until stepping down in March 2023[11] and becoming the disputed leader again a month later, in April 2023.[12] The party's original goal was to oppose the license fees for the national broadcasting organization NHK, revising the 1950 Broadcasting Law to scramble NHK's broadcast signal, which would mean that only those who watch NHK pay for it. The party's policies have since expanded to cover other issues, including lower taxes, increasing military defense capability, and reaching energy independence through nuclear energy.[13]
The party has been referred to by some commentators and political scientists as a fringe or joke party, despite having seen occasional success in national elections.[14][15] Its candidates and officeholders, who are often YouTubers or other Internet celebrities, have been frequent sources of controversy.[16][17] The party changed its name several times, with its most recent change in November 2023.[18]
The party is currently in a leadership dispute between Tachibana and Ayaka Otsu since April 2023. As of April 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications recognizes Otsu as the sole leader of the party.[19][20] Despite this, most of the party defected and switched allegiance to Tachibana, resulting in a deadlock where Otsu is the de jure leader while Tachibana is the de facto leader.[21] The party's status as a national political party was revoked on January 2024 after the party lost all of its seats in the National Diet after the Otsu wing leadership expelled both members of the House of Councillors for aligning with Tachibana. However, the two still refer to themselves as members of the party through the parliamentary group with the same name as the party.[22] Bankruptcy proceedings commenced on the party on 14 March 2024.[23][24]
- ^ "党概要 ・ 基本情報".
- ^ a b Shiromoto, Koji (10 August 2019). "7 winners and losers from a deeply ambiguous Japanese election". McGill International Review. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "N国・立花氏、丸山議員に入党呼びかける考え 比例当確". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 2019-07-22.
- ^ "Ｎ党ｖｓ共産党、浜田氏「共産の非合法化は合理的」". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "N国党台頭で話題沸騰する｢NHK受信料｣の現実" (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. 2019-08-10.
- ^ a b Mizushima, Jiro (2022-07-19). "ポピュリズムが支持される理由". Seiji Premier (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "「みんなでつくる党」". 28 November 2023.
- ^ "「NHKから国民を守る党 」". 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Anti-NHK party head convicted for threats to leak subscriber info online". Mainichi Daily News. January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Anti-NHK Party Head Accused of Improper Info Acquisition". Jiji Press.
- ^ "ＮＨＫ党、「政治家女子４８党」に党名変更を発表…立花党首が辞任し大津綾香氏が後任に". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "旧Ｎ党、突然代表解任で抗争 ＬＩＮＥ暴露の大津綾香党首を交代と 大津氏は抵抗姿勢 立花氏「証拠動画」提示/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ 基本政策 Archived 2022-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "YouTube and Japan's New Political Underground: The Rise and Decline of The Party to Protect the People From NHK". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Shinzo Abe's Death Highlights Fringe Japan Political Party That Criticized Him". Bloomberg.com. 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "GaaSyy: Japan YouTuber arrested over celebrity threats". BBC News. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "GaaSyy: Japan YouTuber MP expelled for never going to work". BBC News. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "政治家女子48党が「みんなでつくる党」に党名変更 略称「みんつく」 総務省が受理". テレ朝news (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "【1ページ目】斉藤健一郎氏への代表変更届を法務局が拒否「大津綾香氏のサインがない」【政女党お家騒動】". 東スポWEB (in Japanese). 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "政女党が「みんなでつくる党」に ９回目の名称変更". 産経ニュース (in Japanese). 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "党役員". NHKをぶっ壊す！ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "自民の今年分政党交付金は１６０億円でトップ 立民は６８億円、各党配分試算". The Sankei Shimbun. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "旧：NHKから国民を守る党破産手続き開始決定受ける". Teikoku Databank. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "（告知・公表）破産手続き開始決定に至る経緯等の説明会のお知らせ | みんなでつくる党". www.mintsuku.org. Retrieved 2024-04-19.