Talk:Tsubasa Party

During its earlier days as the "Olive Tree" party, Tsubasa no To could be described as left-wing nationalist. (Of course, the party today could be said to lean towards right-wing populism.)

I would like to simply list the supporting evidence. One point is the party's stance in favor of same-sex marriage during its "Olive Tree" era. Koichi Mizoguchi, whom the Olive Tree party fielded as a candidate for the Tokyo constituency in Japan's 2019 Upper House election, was openly gay and advocated for several socially liberal policies. Additionally, Kenichi Nishio—a Chiba Prefectural Assembly member who served as the party's initial Secretary-General—had long made the active protection of sexual minorities a key part of his platform. I have included a link here.　https://heiwanotou.com/basic　　　 The second point concerns the party's stance during its early days, which was one of vigorous opposition to economic and social disparities. Under the aforementioned Secretary-General Nishio, the party strongly advocated for rectifying the "gap" between the public and private sectors—a position that almost strikes one as egalitarian. 　Thirdly, in its early stages, this party included a significant number of individuals who were either left-wing or connected to left-wing networks—such as Representative Atsuhiko Kurokawa, Co-Representative Naoto Amaki, and Advisor Shigeru Zukeyama.　Fourthly, the stance—advocating for measures to rectify economic inequality, such as taxation on financial assets and a basic income—is clearly anti-neoliberal (though Representative Kurokawa maintains that they are actually "correctly understanding and implementing policies based on Friedman's teachings") and unequivocally represents an economic leftist position.　Fifth point: The fact that Ryosuke Nemoto—who left Tsubasa no To—switched his allegiance to Reiwa Shinsengumi (a prominent left-wing party) and claimed, "When I looked at Reiwa's policies, I felt they resembled those of Tsubasa no To," serves as a form of insider testimony suggesting that Tsubasa no To could indeed be characterized as a left-wing party of the same ilk as Reiwa.　~2026-41062-28 (talk) 04:20, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

Request to split the article

I am of the opinion that the party should actually be treated in separate articles: "Olive no Ki" as it existed before Atsuhiko Kurokawa’s autocratic management took hold (roughly demarcated by the time Secretary-General Nishio left the party), and "Tsubasa no To" as it became a personal party run autocratically by Representative Kurokawa and Asaka City Council member Maki Toyama (who are in a common-law marriage). ~2026-40881-34 (talk) 05:13, 22 July 2026 (UTC)