The Horiemon New Party (ホリエモン新党, Horiemon Shintō) is a Japanese regional political party based in Tokyo founded by Takashi Tachibana on 20 May 2020. The party is named after Takafumi Horie, an Internet entrepreneur whose nickname is "Horiemon", which is derived from time-traveling cartoon robot cat Doraemon;^[2] however, Horie has publicly disclaimed any connection to the party.^[3]

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Horiemon New Party ホリエモン新党
Leader	Takashi Tachibana
Founder	Takashi Tachibana
Founded	20 May 2020 (2020-05-20)
Headquarters	401 Trust Shin-Koiwa, Shin-Koiwa 1-1-1, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, Japan
Ideology	Anti-NHK license policy Moderation of the Broadcasting Act (conditional access for NHK) Cashless society Direct democracy Populism[1]
National affiliation	NHK Party
Colors	Sky blue and yellow
Slogan	"Destroy Corona Self-Restraint!"
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly	0 / 127
Website
horiemonparty.com
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The party's policies include "stopping the infodemic"^[4] and reopening Tokyo in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other policies include abolishing cash, abolishing road tolls and public transport ticketing, rebuilding Edo Castle and legalizing cannabis.^[4] The party has also inherited many policies from its national affiliate, The Party to Protect the People from NHK, including abolishing Japanese state broadcaster NHK and eliminating TV license fees.^[4]

The party unsuccessfully contested the 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election, winning 0.72% of the vote.^[5] Yuriko Koike of Tomin First was re-elected with 59.70%.^[5]