Liberal Party (Japan, 1998)

Liberal Party
自由党
Jiyūtō
LeaderIchirō Ozawa
Founders
Founded1 January 1998
Dissolved26 September 2003
Split fromNew Frontier Party
Merged intoDemocratic Party of Japan
Political positionCentre-right
International affiliationLiberal International (observer)
Colors  Blue

The Liberal Party (自由党, Jiyū-tō) was a political party in Japan formed in 1998 by Ichirō Ozawa and Hirohisa Fujii. It is now defunct, having joined the Democratic Party of Japan in 2003.

The Liberal Party were part of the Japanese liberal parties genealogy, neoliberal and neoconservative.