If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

Or so say the leaders of small Japanese political parties with corny names. If we can’t stand up Japan, let’s at least join Ishihara! So, goodbye Stand Up Japan, hello new and improves Ishihara New Party. たちあがれを衣替えへ ＝「石原新党」

たちあがれ日本は３０日の全国拡大支部長会 議で、同党を衣替えし、石原慎太郎東京都知事 を党首とする政党に移行する方針を決めた。当 初は解党して「石原新党」に合流することを検 討していたが、たちあがれの政党名や代表者を 変更する形での結成に軌道修正した。

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Stand Up! Facelift – “Ishihara’s New Party”

At its meeting of national expansion branch managers, Stand Up Japan changed its form. It decided to remake itself as a political party with Tokyo Mayor Shintaro Ishihara as its party leader. Originally, it was studying disbanding and join with “Ishihara’s New Party” but it ended up with a course correction to just combine and then change names and leader.