October 22, 2025
The ten political parties (other than the Japanese Communist Party) on October 20 received from the Internal Affairs Ministry a total of 7.9 billion yen in the third of this year’s four installments of subsidies to political parties.
The Liberal Democratic Party received 3.2 billion yen, the highest amount among the ten parties. The LDP’s new coalition partner “Nippon Ishin no Kai” party received 780 million yen. The Ishin party, while shouting about the “self-defeating reform”, continues accepting government subsidies. The party, together with the LDP, aims to cut the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives which will deprive the general public choices.
The amount of government subsidies to political parties is determined by multiplying 250 yen by the total population. This year’s amount is 32 billion yen. The subsidies are paid to political parties in four installments according to their voting strength in Diet elections and the percentage of their seats in the Diet.
The Japanese Communist Party has always firmly opposed the government subsidy system on the grounds that the system forces Japanese citizens to donate to political parties without regard for their political support, and thus it violates the freedom of thought and creed guaranteed under the Constitution. The JCP has continued refusing to accept the subsidies on principle and submitted annually to the Diet a bill to abolish the system.
Along with the LDP and the Ishin party, those which received government subsidies were: the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (2 billion yen), the Komei party (600 million yen), the Democratic Party for the People (600 million yen), the “Reiwa Shinsengumi” party (253 million yen), the “Sanseito” party (328 million yen), the Social Democratic Party (70 million yen), the Conservative Party of Japan (80 million yen), and the “Team Mirai” party (24 million yen).
The Liberal Democratic Party received 3.2 billion yen, the highest amount among the ten parties. The LDP’s new coalition partner “Nippon Ishin no Kai” party received 780 million yen. The Ishin party, while shouting about the “self-defeating reform”, continues accepting government subsidies. The party, together with the LDP, aims to cut the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives which will deprive the general public choices.
The amount of government subsidies to political parties is determined by multiplying 250 yen by the total population. This year’s amount is 32 billion yen. The subsidies are paid to political parties in four installments according to their voting strength in Diet elections and the percentage of their seats in the Diet.
The Japanese Communist Party has always firmly opposed the government subsidy system on the grounds that the system forces Japanese citizens to donate to political parties without regard for their political support, and thus it violates the freedom of thought and creed guaranteed under the Constitution. The JCP has continued refusing to accept the subsidies on principle and submitted annually to the Diet a bill to abolish the system.
Along with the LDP and the Ishin party, those which received government subsidies were: the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (2 billion yen), the Komei party (600 million yen), the Democratic Party for the People (600 million yen), the “Reiwa Shinsengumi” party (253 million yen), the “Sanseito” party (328 million yen), the Social Democratic Party (70 million yen), the Conservative Party of Japan (80 million yen), and the “Team Mirai” party (24 million yen).
