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Ishinkai
The Ishinkai ( ja, 維新会, "Restoration Society") was a short-lived political party in Japan. History The party was established in June 1917 by 43 independent members of the National Diet elected in the 1917 Japanese general election, April elections, some of whom had previously been members of the Kōseikai.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p500 It was pro-government, and supported Prime Minister Terauchi Masatake. In October 1917 the party merged with a group of 12 independent Diet members known as the "Kansai Group" to form the Shinseikai."New Political Combine" ''The Japan Daily Mail'', 29 September 1917, p624 References {{Japanese Empire political parties Defunct political parties in Japan Political parties established in 1917 1917 establishments in Japan Political parties disestablished in 1917 1917 disestablishments in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōseikai
The Kōseikai ( ja, 公正会, "Fairness Association") was a political party in Japan. History The party was established in December 1916 by 36 National Diet members as a merger of a group of independents and the remaining members of the Kōyū Club who had not joined the new Kenseikai when it was established in September.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp550–551 However, it was dissolved the following month in 1917, and several of its members were amongst the founders of the Ishinkai The Ishinkai ( ja, 維新会, "Restoration Society") was a short-lived political party in Japan. History The party was established in June 1917 by 43 independent members of the National Diet elected in the 1917 Japanese general election, April e ... after the April 1917 elections. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Koseikai Defunct political parties in Japan Political parties established in 1916 1916 establishments in Japan Political parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinseikai
The Shinseikai () was a political party in Japan between 1917 and 1920. History The party was established in October 1917 as a merger of the Ishinkai (39 seats) and a group of 12 independent National Diet members, becoming the third-largest party in the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p617 However, in February 1918, around half its members broke away to form the Seiwa Club. Another four members left in February 1920, and the party lost nearly all its seats in the 1920 Japanese general election, May 1920 elections. The following month its sole member was amongst the founders of the Kōshin Club, alongside the Seikō Club and some independents. References {{Japanese Empire political parties Defunct political parties in Japan Political parties established in 1917 1917 establishments in Japan Political parties disestablished in 1920 1920 disestablishments in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Diet
The is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives (, ''Shūgiin''), and an upper house, the House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors (, '' Sangiin''). Both houses are directly elected under a parallel voting, parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet (assembly), Diet is formally responsible for nominating the Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister. The Diet was first established as the Imperial Diet in 1890 under the Meiji Constitution, and took its current form in 1947 upon the adoption of the Constitution of Japan, post-war constitution. Both houses meet in the in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Composition The houses of the National Diet are both elected under parallel voting systems. This means that the seats to be filled in any given election are divided into two groups, each elected by a different method; the main difference bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Japanese General Election
General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917.Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p281 The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 of the 381 seats. Electoral system The 381 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 51 multi-member constituencies based on prefectures and cities. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 10 yen a year in direct taxation.Mackie & Rose, p276 Results References {{Japanese elections General elections in Japan Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ... 1917 elections in Japan April 1917 events Election and referendum articles with incomplete results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terauchi Masatake
Gensui Count Terauchi Masatake ( ja, 寺内 正毅), GCB (5 February 1852 – 3 November 1919), was a Japanese military officer, proconsul and politician. He was a '' Gensui'' (or Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and the Prime Minister of Japan from 1916 to 1918. Biography Military career Terauchi Masatake was born in Hirai Village, Suo Province (present-day Yamaguchi city, Yamaguchi Prefecture), and was the third son of Utada Masasuke, a samurai in the service of Chōshū Domain. He was later adopted by a relative on his mother's side of the family, Terauchi Kanuemon, and changed his family name to "Terauchi". As a youth, he was a member of the Kiheitai militia from 1864, and fought in the Boshin War against the Tokugawa shogunate from 1867, most notably at the Battle of Hakodate. After the victory at Hakodate, he travelled to Kyoto, where he joined the Ministry of War and was drilled by French instructors in Western weaponry and tactics. He became a member of Empe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Political Parties In Japan
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Political Parties Established In 1917
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and nonviolent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation.. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external force, including wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Establishments In Japan
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Political Parties Disestablished In 1917
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and nonviolent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation.. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external force, including wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
