The Liberal Party was a political party in Japan that merged with the Democratic Party For the People on 26 April 2019. It had 2 out of the 475 seats in the House of Representatives, and 3 in the 242-member House of Councillors prior to merging. Formed as the People's Life Party (生活の党) in December 2012, it changed its name to People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends (生活の党と山本太郎となかまたち) in December 2014. The party adopted the name Liberal Party in October 2016 in preparation for an expected general election in early 2017.
- Country
- Japan
- Headquarters
- Kōjimachi
- Inception
- December 27, 2012
- Website
- http://liberalparty.jp/, http://www.liberalparty.jp/english
