New Wind

  

New Wind 新たな風
Founder	Fuyukichi Konoe
Leader	Kensuke Takaki
Founded	April 9, 1945 (1945-04-09)
Ideology	Imperialism Monarchism National concervatism Japanese nationalism Anti-LGBT
Political position	Far-right

The New Wind (Japanese: 新たな風, Arata na Kaze), abbreviated Kaze, is a far-right monarchist political party in Japan. A historical minor party in post-war Japan, New Wind politicians have held various controversial statements about various issues, such as LGBT individuals, women rights or immigration.

Ideology and political stance

New Wind is broadly considered to be a far-right and national-conservative movement in both socioeconomic and sociocultural terms, although the party strongly denies these claims. Fuyukichi Konoe claims on his 1945 founding manifest, For a New Wind in Japan, that New Wind is a "national movement for the salvation of the Japanese nation with the Emperor at its lead." It is also stated that the movement embrace traditional values, patriotism, strongly rejects communism as an "apatrid ideology", and upholds the hakkō ichiu doctrine.

Republicanism

A monarchist party, New Wind strongly opposes democratization of Japan as well as republicanism. Konoe describes in various writings republicanism as "a perverted ideology, brought to Japan to destroy its unity".

LGBT rights and feminism

Arguing that marriage can only be between one man and one woman, New Wind opposes the legalisation of same-sex marriage, calling it counternatural.

Election results

Presidential results

Presidency of Japan

Election year	Candidate	Unique round			Result
		Votes	%	Rank
1950	Fuyukichi Konoe	TBD	TBD	3st	Lost
1954		TBD	TBD	3st	Lost
1958		TBD	TBD	4st	Lost
1962	Fumimaro Fukuzawa	TBD	TBD	7st	Lost
1966	Hirohisa Masuda	TBD	TBD	5st	Lost
1970		TBD	TBD	5st	Lost
1974		TBD	TBD	6st	Lost
1978		TBD	TBD	6st	Lost
1982	Genzō Masuda	TBD	TBD	6st	Lost
1988		TBD	TBD	5st	Lost
1994		TBD	TBD	6th	Lost
2000	Kensuke Takaki	TBD	TBD	6th	Lost
2006		TBD	TBD	7th	Lost
2012		TBD	TBD	7th	Lost
2018		TBD	TBD	6th	Lost