New Frontier Party (Japan)
New Frontier Party 新進党 Shinshintō | |
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| Founders | Toshiki Kaifu Ichirō Ozawa |
| Founded | 10 December 1994 |
| Dissolved | 31 December 1997 |
| Merger of | |
| Succeeded by | |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Colors | |
The New Frontier Party (新進党, Shinshintō; "New Progressive Party", NFP) was a big tent political party in Japan founded in December 1994. As a merger of several small parties, the party was ideologically diverse, with its membership ranging from moderate social democrats to liberals and conservatives. The party dissolved in December 1997, with Ichirō Ozawa's faction forming the Liberal Party and other splinters later joining the Democratic Party of Japan in April 1998.