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===[[User:Gwalla|Gwalla]]===

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{{Politics of Japan}}

[[User:Gwalla|Gwalla]] is careful & well-informed, contributing to a variety of topics (see his user page). Reserved & focused in exchanges with other editors. Someone I consider a solid contributor. He has contributed more than 1500 edits since January 2004. [[User:Wile E. Heresiarch|Wile E. Heresiarch]] 20:55, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

'''Political parties in Japan''' lists [[political party|political parties]] in [[politics of Japan|Japan]].

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:I humbly accept Mr. Heresiarch's nomination. [[User:Gwalla|<nowiki></nowiki>]] &mdash; [[User:Gwalla|Gwalla]] | [[User talk:Gwalla|Talk]] 23:48, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

==Major parties==

'''Support'''

*[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) ''Jiyū Minshū-tō'', or ''Jimin-tō'' 自民党([[Conservatism|conservative]], 1955-)

# [[User:Wile E. Heresiarch|Wile E. Heresiarch]] 20:55, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

**The LDP is Japan's largest political party and the senior partner in the current governing coalition. Prime Minister [[Shinzo Abe]] is a member of this political party. It is a [[Conservatism|conservative]] party of the [[right-wing]] and is made up of various conservative and reformist factions. The LDP has been in power almost continuously since [[1955]], when it was formed as a merger of early postwar Japan's two conservative parties, the [[Liberal Party of Japan, Occupation]], and the [[Democrat Party of Japan, Occupation]]. The party is characterized as being very conservative on social and foreign matters.

# [[User:Francs2000|Graham &#9786;]] | [[User talk:Francs2000|Talk]] 21:16, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

*[[Democratic Party of Japan]] (DPJ) ''Minshūtō'' ([[social liberalism|social liberal]] 1998-)民主党

# [[User:CryptoDerk|CryptoDerk]] 22:58, Oct 10, 2004 (UTC). Being active behind the scenes shouldn't preclude someone from being an admin. After an in depth look at his edits, his talk page, his discussions, and his logic, he appears to me to be ideal admin material.

**The DPJ is Japan's second largest party and leads the opposition. It is a [[social liberalism|social liberal]] party. It is the largest opposition party, and was formed in the late 1990s as a result of the merger of several anti-LDP parties. Quite [[Liberalism|liberal]] and oppositional on key issues, as well as moderately [[social-democratic]]. It is against the Iraq war, and was led by Seiji Maehara until the end of March 2006, when he resigned due to a crisis involving a DPJ member (Hisayasu Nagata) making false allegations that the son of LDP Secretary-General ([[Tsutomu Takebe]]) illicitly received money from former [[Livedoor]] president [[Takafumi Horie]]. As of [[April 5]][[2006]], [[Naoto Kan]] and [[Ichiro Ozawa]] are running for DPJ party president.

# Certainly a good grasp of policy as evidenced by VFD contributions. Also note that his edits prior to about August were completely VFD-free, which makes up for any bias against him for this reason. For the record, he ''does'' have more than 2000 edits. -- [[User:Grunt|Grun]][[User talk:Grunt|t]] [[European Union|{{User:Grunt/euflag}}]] 23:36, 2004 Oct 10 (UTC)

*[[New Komeito]]* ''Komeitō'' ([[Conservatism|conservative]], [[theocratic]] [[Buddhist]], 1998-)公明党

# Seems solid. Since he's done so much VfD work, I took a close look at it&mdash;his votes seem to be much in line with community consensus, and on more controversial topics he justifies his opinion well. &mdash;[[User:Stormie|Stormie]] 01:53, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC)

**formerly [[Komeito (Former)]] ([[centrist]], [[theocratic]] [[Buddhist]], 1964-1998)

# I've had numerous interactions with Gwalla, and all were positive. Very reasonable and hard-working editor, perhaps with a mild VfD addiction, but I've seen nothing but excellent article-related edits too. [[User:Benc|&bull;&nbsp;Benc]][[User_talk:Benc|&nbsp;&bull;]] 04:38, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)

**formerly [[Komei Political Assembly]] ([[centrist]], [[theocratic]] [[Buddhist]], 1961-1964)

# [[User:Kate|<nowiki></nowiki>]]&mdash; Kate Turner | [[User talk:Kate|Talk]] 10:38, 2004 Oct 11 (UTC)

**The Shin Komeito Party (Japanese name for the New Komeito) is Japan's third largest party and the governing party's junior partner. It was formerly known as the [[Clean Government Political Assembly]] and the [[Komeito (Former)|Komeito]]. The party is a [[Conservatism|conservative]] party of the [[right-wing]], but it is also well supported by organizations like the [[Soka Gakkai]], a sect of [[Nichiren Buddhism]]. Therefore, it is also considered a [[theocratic]] Buddhist party. It has moderated its stance however. Because it is partners with the LDP, it is unopposed to the war in Iraq. It is now led by [[Takenori Kanzaki]].

# [[User:Anárion|{]][[User_talk:Anárion|&Alpha;&nu;&#940;&rho;&iota;&omicron;&nu;]][[Anárion|}]] 11:42, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)

*[[Japanese Communist Party]] (JCP) ''Nihon Kyōsan-tō'' (communist, 1922-)日本共産党

# If anything, the VfD work is a plus -- VfD is one of the 'policy areas' of Wikipedia, and mature contributions there, in addition to the more general areas of the site, are a plus. I feel Gwalla has contributed well to Wikipedia. --[[User:Pgunn|Improv]] 18:04, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)

**The Japanese Communist Party is Japan's fourth largest party and the middle partner of the opposition coalition. It is a [[moderate]] [[communist]] party of the [[left-wing]]. Though it is communist, it is not against religion and does not want the [[emperor]] to step down. It supports multi-party democracy and does not advocate the imposition of radical change on Japanese society. It is considered pacifist and skeptical of the [[United States]].

# [[User:Michael Snow|Michael Snow]] 20:06, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)

*[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)]] (SDP) ''Shakai Minshūtō'', or ''Shamin-tō'' (socialist, 1996-)　社民党

# Go Gwalla! Support! And endorsed by Heresiarch as well. - [[User:RedWordSmith|RedWordSmith]] 05:20, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)

** formerly [[Japan Socialist Party]] (JSP) ''Nihon Shakai-tō'' (socialist, 1945-1996)日本社会党

#[[User:Merovingian|<font color="green"><big>&#8475;</big>yan!]]</font> | [[User talk:Merovingian|<font color="orange">Talk]] 11:23, Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)

***a breakaway group formerly known as the [[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)]], now defunct, (social-democratic, 1960-1996)

# Examined a number of user's edits in main and talk namespaces; all are good as far as I've seen. Appears willing and able to explain himself when necessary, to distinguish between his personal interests and the good of Wikipedia, and to resolve disputes amicably and according to policy. Level of attention to VfD is abnormal, but an examination of voting patterns does not suggest an agenda (especially since the number of articles he ''nominates'' is relatively low), and a willingness to participate in this administrative task seems like an argument for adminship, not against it. [[User:Triskaideka|<nowiki></nowiki>]]&mdash;[[User:Triskaideka|Triskaideka]] 21:58, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)

****in 1948 split up into the [[Rightist Socialist Party of Japan]], (moderate social-democratic, 1948-1955), and [[Leftist Socialist Party of Japan]], (extreme socialist, 1948-1955), in 1955, reunified into JSP.

**The Social Democrat Party of Japan is Japan's fifth largest party and the junior partner in the opposition coalition. It is a [[moderate]] [[social-democratic]] party of the [[left-wing]]. It is seen more as a [[moderate]] social-democratic, and [[populist]] party rather than a [[revolutionary]] [[socialist]] party. It grew out of the [[Japan Socialist Party]] and the [[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)]] It is opposed to the war in Iraq.

== Minor parties==

'''Oppose'''

*[[Liberal League]] ''Jiyu Rengo'' (liberal, 1994-)

# Approximately 70% of his recent contributions have to do with VfD. Oppose. Sorry. --[[User:Lst27|Lst27]]

**The Liberal League is a [[right-wing]] party in Japan, which, despite its name, is actually [[Conservatism|conservative]]. The Liberal League has 1 seat in the Diet.

# I'm with Lst on this one. Over 1000 VfD votes logged in the last 2 months, vast majority are deletes. With no significant edits outside of VfD and a lot of repetitive minor edits, not sure how we can gauge his readiness for adminship. ([[User:Netoholic/Admins|my views on admin noms]]) -- [[User:Netoholic|Netoholic]] [[User talk:Netoholic|@]] 21:36, 2004 Oct 10 (UTC)

*Other minor parties

#I agree. User is a bit too VfD-zealous. Any way, not enough edits in my book. Would possibly support after 2,000 edits and a branch out in his contribs. [[User:Blankfaze|blankfaze]] | [[User talk:blankfaze|<small>(&#1073;&#1077;&#1089;&#1077;&#1076;&#1072;!)</small>]] 22:37, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

**Japan has other minor parties with national support, mostly with [[communist]] and [[socialist]] ideologies, as well as a few [[nationalist]], [[reformist]], and far [[right-wing]] parties.

# Weak oppose. I am primarily concerned with his eagerness to delete articles without even trying to improve them.-[[User:JCarriker|JCarriker]] 05:26, Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)

*Dissidents from the LDP formed the following parties in 2005 :

# Too little edits, too many deletions. [[User:Anárion|{]][[User_talk:Anárion|&Alpha;&nu;&#940;&rho;&iota;&omicron;&nu;]][[Anárion|}]] 08:28, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)

***[[People's New Party]] (PNP) ''Kokumin Shintō'' ([[Conservatism|conservative]], 2005-)

***[[New Party Nippon]] (NPN) ''Shintō Nippon'' (2005-)

***[[New Party Daichi]] (NPD) ''Shintō Daichi'' (2005-)

===Existing national parties represented in the Diet in the past===

Current political parties that used to be in the Diet but aren't currently represented:

'''Neutral'''

#I agree with both blankfaze and Grunt. Come back in three weeks or so. [[User:Neutrality|[[User:Neutrality|<b>Neutrality</b>]] ([[User talk:Neutrality|talk]])]] 23:39, Oct 10, 2004 (UTC)

#Hey, I check Vfd often as well, but I think Gwalla spends a little too much time doing so. I'd like to see more and larger-scale edits to articles. As of now, I have a hard time evaluating how he interacts with other users. --[[User:Slowking Man|Slowking Man]] 06:00, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC)

#Slightly overzealous VfDing gives me a lack of clear sense of this user. [[User:Andrevan| ]]<nowiki>&ndash;</nowiki>[[User:Andrevan|<b><font color="mediumblue">Andre</font></b>]] ([[User_talk:Andrevan|<font color=royalblue>talk</font>]])[[User:Andrevan| ]] 14:19, Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)

'''Comments'''

*Gwalla has more than 2000 edits.

*I think its admirable someone is paying such close attention to the VfD ballots--he has far more tolerance for it than I--and isn't this the sort of administrative work we're looking for? [[User:PedanticallySpeaking|PedanticallySpeaking]] 17:45, Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)

*Out of interest, why are we taking into consideration the amount of VfD work Gwalla has performed? My question is posed because that adminship is a responsibility where the person will need to be aware of the VfD process and other Wikipedia policies reasonably well, and I feel extensive balanced work here would be a plus for the community. Also, if Gwalla's work on VfD has been moderate, balanced and diplomatic (haven't looked at this closely yet) it might be that he/she will also be very good at arbritration disputes. To play devil's advocate on my own points, however, it may be that we want a balanced of encyclopaedia articles and meta stuff, in which Gwalla might be seen as somewhat lacking. Thoughts? - [[User:Ta bu shi da yu|Ta bu shi da yu]] 23:48, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)

* [[Dainiin Club]] ''Dainiin Kurabu'' ([[centrist]], 1983-)

'''Questions for the candidate'''<br />

* [[New Socialist Party (Japan)|New Socialist Party]] ''Shin Shakai To'' (socialist, 1996-)

''A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:''<br>

* [[Sports and Peace Party]] ''Supotsu Heiwa To'' (centrist, 1989-)

:'''1.''' What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about [[Wikipedia:administrators|administrators]] and the [[Wikipedia:administrators' reading list|administrators' reading list]].)

* ''[[Takeru]]'' (centrist, 2001-)

::'''A'''. I would participate in Votes for Undeletion and scan Recent Changes for vandalism. I don't expect to do much speedy-deleting, as I prefer the VfD process in most cases.

:'''2.''' Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

===Other parties===

::'''A'''. I'm pretty pleased with [[Initiation (phonetics)]], [[Tod Browning]], and [[List of web comics]].

* [[Rainbow and Greens]] ''Niji to Midori'' (green)

:'''3.''' Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and will deal with it in the future?

* ''[[Ishin Seito Shimpu]]'' (far-right, 1995-)

::'''A'''. I was involved in a small conflict over [[tengwar]], which was resolved amicably. Some users have caused me some stress, but I take it in stride, since nothing that happens on Wikipedia can really cause me harm. Decisions I think are poor are, at worst, small, short-term setbacks to the project, and at best are cases in which I'm wrong (hey, it happens).

* [[Women's Party]] ''Josei To'' (Feminist, 1993-)

* [[Internet Breakthrough Party of Japan]] (Led by Iron Chef Comentator and Judge and former LDP member Shinichiro Kurimoto)

===Regional parties===

Some of the main regional parties represented in regional assemblies:

* [[Kanagawa Network Movement]] ''Kanagawa Nettowaku Undo'' (Yokohama, socialist)

* [[Seikatsusha Network]] ''Seikatsusha Nettowaku'' (Tokyo, socialist)

* [[Okinawa Social Mass Party]] ''Okinawa Shakai Taishu To'' (Okinawa, socialist)

*[[Green Niigata]], ''Midori Niigata'' (Niigata, communist)

**formerly [[Niigata New Party for People]], ''Shimin Shin-to Niigata'' (Niigata, communist)

==Defunct parties==

* [[Association of Independents]] ''Mushozoku no Kai'' (centrist, 1999-2004)

** formerly [[House of Representatives Club]] ''Sangiin Kurabu'' (centrist, 1998-1999)

*[[New Conservative Party]], (conservative, 2002-2003)

**formerly [[Conservative Party of Japan (2000)]], (conservative, 2000-2002)

*[[Liberal Party (1998)]], (liberal, 1998-2003)

*[[Democratic Party of Japan (1996)]], (liberal, 1996-1998)

*[[Good Governance Party]], (liberal, 1998)

*[[New Fraternity Party]], (liberal reformist, 1998)

*[[Sun Party]], (liberal reformist, 1996-1998)

*[[Democratic Reform Party]] (liberal reformist, 1993-1998)

* [[Midori no Kaigi]] ''Environmental Green Political Assembly'' ([[ecologist]] [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[reformist]], 2002-2004)

**formerly[[The Sakigake Party]], (conservative reformist-ecologist, 1998-2002)

**formerly [[New Party Sakigake]], (conservative reformist-ecologist, 1993-1998)

*[[New Peace Party]], (conservative, 1997-1998)

*[[Japan New Party]], (liberal, 1993-1996)

*[[Japan Renewal Party]], (liberal, 1993-1994)

*[[New Frontier Party]], (socialist/liberal, 1994-1997)

*[[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)]], (social-democratic, 1960-1994 - broke off from JSP)

*[[Democratic Party of Japan, Occupation]], (agrarian conservative, 1945-1955)

*[[Liberal Party of Japan, Occupation]], (conservative, 1945-1955)

*[[Great Achievement Association]], (conservative nationalist, 1889-1909)

**formerly [[Conservative Party of Japan (1880)]]

*[[Constitutional Liberal Party (Japan)]], (liberal, 1882-1931)

*[[Constitutional Progressive Party]], (moderate liberal, 1882-1934)

*[[Liberal Party of Japan (1881)]], (liberal, 1881)

**formerly [[Aikoku Koto|Aikokusha]], (liberal, 1872-1881)

*[[Liberalism in Japan]]

Japan has other minor parties not represented in Parliament (which have never been represented before), mostly [[reformist]], [[liberal]], [[nationalist]], [[socialist]], and [[communist]] parties.

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