< div class=" sitetext" > < p> Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (Japanese: Liberal Democratic Party; Liberal Democratic Party; The LDP was formed in 1955 by two conservative liberal parties and the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) as a counterweight to the then dominant Japanese Socialist Party. The party emblem is similar to the chrysanthemum coat of arms of the Japanese imperial family, except for the Chinese character "Jimin" in the center of the chrysanthemum. < /p> < /div>