Japanese Communist Party

Political party in Japan

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2024	Party membership continued to decline, reaching 250,000.
January 18 2024	Kazuo Shii takes office as Chairman of the Central Committee, becoming the current incumbent leader of the Japanese Communist Party.
January 18 2024	Tomoko Tamura was appointed as the party's first chairwoman, replacing Kazuo Shii who had led the party for over 23 years.
2021	JCP reduced to 10 seats in the House of Representatives following the Japanese general election.
2020	Party membership further declined to 270,000.
2020	The JCP revised its platform, criticizing the Chinese Communist Party and denouncing China's 'great-power chauvinism and hegemonism'.
2017	After the Japanese general election, the JCP held 12 seats in the House of Representatives.
2017	Party membership declined to around 300,000.
2016	JCP held 13 seats in the House of Councillors following the Japanese House of Councillors election.
July 2016	During the House of Councillors election nomination period, the JCP signed an agreement with the Democratic, Social Democratic, and People's Life parties to jointly endorse candidates in 32 districts.
2014	The party surged in elections, receiving 7,040,130 votes (13.3%) in the constituency section and 6,062,962 (11.37%) in the party lists.
January 2014	Party membership was approximately 320,000 in January.
2013	Following advancement in Tokyo prefectural election, party experienced membership growth with over 1,000 new members in the last three months of the year. Approximately 20% of new members were aged 20-40.

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