Aikoku Kōtō
Japanese political club
Also known as: Public Party of Patriots
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Etō Shimpei
- In Etō Shimpei
…form a political club, the Aikoku Kōtō (“Public Party of Patriots”). Angered by the domination of the government by samurai (hereditary warriors) from Chōshū and Satsuma, the group denounced the arbitrary manner in which official decisions were being made and called for the establishment of a parliamentary system of government.
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Gotō Shōjirō
- In Gotō Shōjirō
…resigned and helped found the Aikoku Kōtō (Public Party of Patriots), an independent political club advocating the introduction of popular participation in the government. In 1881 he cofounded the first Japanese political party, the Jiyūtō (Liberal Party), based on Rousseauist democratic doctrines. After the movement was discontinued briefly, Gotō reorganized…
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