The , frequently abbreviated to Aikokutō (愛国党, Aikokutō), is a Japanese political party and far-right political group. It was created in 1951 by right-wing ultranationalist Bin Akao, who became the first head of the party.

Otoya Yamaguchi, who assassinated Inejirō Asanuma of the Japanese Socialist Party in 1960, was a member of the Aikokutō, as was Kazutaka Komori, who perpetrated the Shimanaka incident in 1961.

Greater Japan Patriotic Party

Party leader Akao Bin was arrested for conspiracy to murder in the wake of the Shimanaka incident, but was not indicted due to lack of evidence; instead, he was sentenced to eight months in prison for the lesser charges of disturbing the peace and intimidation.

Greater Japan Patriotic Party

See also

Politics of Japan

List of political parties in Japan

History of Japan

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1951 establishments in Japan

Anti-communist organizations in Japan

Anti-communist parties

Far-right politics in Japan

Conservative parties in Japan

Japanese nationalist parties

Political parties established in 1951

Political parties in Japan

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Greater Japan Patriotic Party