The was a Japanese political party that existed in early 1998. It was founded by Diet members that broke away from the New Frontier Party in January 1998. The party has political roots in Minsha kyōkai, and Minsha kyōkai is now the main political factions of the centrist DPP. The name has its origins in the Taishō period democratic movements, which used the word yūai (fraternity) as a motto. The party also claimed that yūai had a phonetic similarity to the English "you and I", representing their hope of cooperating with ordinary Japanese. The party was led by Lower House member Kansei Nakano, now a member of the Democratic Party. In April 1998, the New Fraternity Party merged with the Good Governance Party, the previous Democratic Party (1996) and the to form the brand-new Democratic Party (1998). Presidents of NFP See also Democratic Socialist Party (Japan) References 1998 disestablishments in Japan 1998 establishments in Japan Centrist parties in Japan Defunct political parties in Japan Defunct social democratic parties Fraternities Political parties disestablished in 1998 Political parties established in 1998 Social democratic parties in Japan