| Yūshi no Kai | |
| Native Name: | 有志の会 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Position: | Centre[1] [2] |
| Leader: | Shuji Kira |
| Seats2 Title: | Representatives |
| Country: | Japan |
| Ideology: | Conservative liberalism Moderate conservatism |
The Yūshi no Kai (ja|有志の会;) is a parliamentary group of the Japanese House of Representatives.
The group was formed on November 4, 2021, and submitted a notice of formation of the parliamentary group to the secretariat of the House of Representatives, which was accepted.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It is composed of five independent members of the opposition who were elected in the 2021 general election, and all five have experience of belonging to the Democratic Party of Japan, Democratic Party, and Kibō no Tō.
The spokesperson of the group is Shuji Kira from Oita 1st District.[9] On November 4, 2021, Shuji Kira said, "It's a blank slate. We'll think about it while checking the situation”[10] when asked if he would form a unified parliamentary group with the Constitutional Democratic Party.
| Member of the House of Representatives | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|
| Shuji Kira | Oita 1st district | |
| Keiro Kitagami | Kyoto 4th district | |
| Rintaro Ogata | Fukuoka 9th district | |
| Nobuyuki Fukushima | Ibaraki 1st district |