History
In November 1955, he newspaper was launched under the name Jiyu Minshu at the same time as the founding of the Liberal Democratic Party. At the same time, the monthly magazine Policy Monthly Report was also launched. In October 1967, the title was changed to Jiyu Shinpo. In 1974, the Policy Monthly was renamed to Monthly Liberal Democratic. In January 1999, the weekly edition was again renamed Jiyu Minshu. On 15 March 2010, the Monthly Liberal Democratic was merged with Jiyu Minshu and ceased publication, with the final issue being the April issue. == References ==