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Liberal Party (自由党 Jiyūtō) was a right-wing party in Japan founded on November 9 1945 mainly by former members of Seiyukai Party. Its first leader was Ichirō Hatoyama. In 1946-1947 and 1948-1954 the next party leader Shigeru Yoshida was the Prime Minister.The initial name of the party was Japan Liberal Party (日本自由党 Nihon Jiyūtō).