Episode 1: The Eve of Party Politics and the Gestation of Factional Politics under the '1955 System'
Series: The Rise and Fall of LDP Factional Politics
Long before the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was officially established in 1955, the political groups within its major factions already existed. In other words, for the LDP, the history of its factions predates the history of the party itself. In this episode, the two hosts will first trace the evolution of Japanese parliamentary politics since the Meiji Restoration and the origins of postwar politics. Using the experiences of Hatoyama Ichirō, Yoshida Shigeru, Kishi Nobusuke, and Ikeda Hayato as entry points, they will provide a relatively systematic account of the origins and development of factional politics within the LDP.
Original Chinese title & description
第一集：政党政治的前夜与“1955年体制”下的派阀政治胎动
早在1955年自民党正式成立之前，其内部各大派阀的政治群体便已存在。换言之，对自民党来说，派阀的历史甚至远早于党的历史。在本期节目中，两位主播将先追溯明治维新以来日本议会政治的演变以及战后政治的发端，以鸠山一郎、吉田茂、岸信介以及池田勇人等人的经历为切入点，较为系统性地讲述自民党派阀政治的起源与发展。
Participation credit “专辑主播及本人年度回顾”：专辑列明主播为梵一如、沙青青；本人《2025 年终小结》列明该系列4集。。
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