The Democratic Party of Japan was a centrist to centre-left liberal or social-liberal political party in Japan from 1998 to 2016. Wikipedia
Founded: April 27, 1998
Founders: Naoto Kan, Yukio Hatoyama, and Tsutomu Hata
Leader: Katsuya Okada
Ceased operations: March 27, 2016
Dissolved: 27 March 2016
Headquarters: 1-11-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0014
Ideology: Liberalism (Japanese); Social liberalism