conservative mainstream
Refers to the dominant moderate conservative faction in Japanese politics, historically associated with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the legacy of Shigeru Yoshida. Used in political commentary and historical analysis.
The conservative mainstream in postwar Japan has inherited the line of Shigeru Yoshida.
He is known as a politician of the conservative mainstream.
保守 means 'conservatism' or 'conservative' in general, while 保守本流 specifically denotes the mainstream or dominant faction within conservative politics.
本流 means 'main current' or 'mainstream' and can be used in various contexts (e.g., river, thought). 保守本流 is a compound that applies this to conservative politics.
Compound of 保守 (conservative) and 本流 (mainstream). The term gained prominence in postwar Japanese political discourse to describe the dominant moderate conservative faction within the Liberal Democratic Party.