Heisei Kenkyūkai

Heisei Kenkyūkai
平成研究会
LeaderToshimitsu Motegi
FounderNoboru Takeshita
Founded4 August 1987
Dissolved27 December 2024
IdeologyConservatism
Keynesianism[1]
Under Keizo Obuchi:
Post keynesianism[2]
Keynesianism (ideological later)[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Neoliberalism (ideological early)[11]
Demand-side economics[12]
Market economy[13]
Under Ryutaro Hashimoto:
Neoliberalism (ideology and early in practice)[14][15][5][16][17][18][19]
Anti-Keynesianism (ideological and early in pratice)[20][21]
Keynesianism (not ideological and later in practice)[3][2]
TypeLiberal Democratic Party faction
Councillors
21 / 117
Representatives
23 / 191
Website
heiseiken.jp

Heisei Kenkyūkai (Japanese: 平成研究会, Heisei Research Council) was a faction within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[22] It was led by Toshimitsu Motegi, the former secretary-general of the LDP.[23]

Faction heads

Faction heads who became prime minister are in bold.

No. Image Faction head Years
1 Noboru Takeshita 1987
2 Shin Kanemaru 1987–1992
3 Keizo Obuchi 1992–1998
4 Tamisuke Watanuki 1998–2000
5 Ryutaro Hashimoto 2000–2004
- N/A Vacant 2004–2005
6 Yūji Tsushima 2005–2009
7 Fukushiro Nukaga 2009–2018
8 Wataru Takeshita 2018–2021
9 Toshimitsu Motegi 2021–2024

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  6. ^ "Japanese Welfare Politics after the 1990s: Continuities and Changes in Neo-liberal Era" (PDF). tokyo-metro-u.repo.nii.ac.jp.
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  12. ^ https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/measure99/index.html
  13. ^ https://www.keidanren.or.jp/english/policy/pol088.html
  14. ^ Neoliberalism and Labour Inequality in Japan Ramifications of Neoliberal Policies in the Japanese Labour Market by Kyriaki “Sandy” Galaiou
  15. ^ "Discourses on Neoliberalism in Japan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Neoliberal Cycles and Solidarity Economies: A comparative study of Argentina and Japan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Whither Japan's Economy?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2025.
  18. ^ "The Japanese Economy and Economic Policy in Light of the East Asian Financial Crisis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2021.
  19. ^ "The Great Recession: Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy from Japan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2017.
  20. ^ "A contrarian view of how 'austerity' bleeds Japan". February 2011.
  21. ^ Tsunekawa, Keiichi (2018). "8. Japan". Two Crises, Different Outcomes. pp. 185–215. doi:10.7591/9780801455025-012. ISBN 978-0-8014-5502-5.
  22. ^ Johnston, Eric (28 October 2020). "Two LDP factions face uncertain future after losing in race to fill Japan's top job". The Japan Times. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  23. ^ Bosack, Michael (4 January 2022). "The Evolution of LDP Factions - Tokyo Review". Retrieved 10 September 2022.