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Constitutional Party
political party, Japan
Also known as: Constitutional Association of Friends, Kenseikai, Rikken Dōshi-kai, Rikken Dōshikai
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formation by Katsura Tarō
- In Kōshaku Katsura Tarō
His Rikken Dōshikai was at first unsuccessful but eventually became one of the two major political groups in pre-World War II Japan. Katsura’s third premiership lasted only seven weeks (December 1912–February 1913) and ended amidst riots against his oligarchic methods and his program for greater armaments.…
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reorganization by Katō Takaaki
- In Katō Takaaki
…and renamed the party the Constitutional Party (Kenseikai), of which he became chairman in 1913. Under Katō’s leadership, the Constitutional Party became the major opposition to the more conservative Friends of Constitutional Government Party (Rikken Seiyūkai).
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