The Kakushintō (, "Reformist Party") was a political party in

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History

The party was established on 3 June 1927 by a group of

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members from the

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, all of whom had previously been members of the

Kakushin Club The Kakushin Club (, "Reformist Club") was a political party in Japan. History The party was established on 8 November 1922 as a merger of the Rikken Kokumintō (29 National Diet members), the Mushozoku Club (14 Diet members) and three indep ...

.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p597 It nominated 15 candidates for the 1928 general elections, winning three seats. In April one of its members, Ichirō Kiyose, left the party after being appointed Deputy Speaker of the

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. It won three seats again in the

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, but was reduced to two seats in the February 1932 elections. It was subsequently dissolved on 25 July that year.

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kakushinto Defunct political parties in Japan Political parties established in 1927 1927 establishments in Japan Political parties disestablished in 1932 1932 disestablishments in Japan