The was a short-lived

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in the

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. It was also known as simply the Teiseitō.

History

The Teiseitō was founded in March 1882, by the editor of the ''

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,''

Fukuchi Gen'ichirō was a Japanese critic and author, also known under the pseudonym . Biography Fukuchi Gen'ichirō was born in Nagasaki, Japan. He traveled Europe as a translator, and in 1874, became a main writer for the ''Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun To ...

, and a number of bureaucrats and conservative journalists as a political support group for the conservative

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. The new party was supported by

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and

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It advocated a

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with a

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, to be eventually granted by

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, an

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based on adult male property holders and restrictions on freedom of speech and assembly. It viewed the populist political parties, especially the ''

Rikken Kaishintō The was a political party in Empire of Japan. It was also known as simply the Kaishintō. The Kaishintō was founded by Ōkuma Shigenobu on 16 April 1882, with the assistance of Yano Ryūsuke, Inukai Tsuyoshi and Ozaki Yukio. It received fin ...

'' and the '' Jiyūtō'' as its main rivals. It was disbanded in September 1883.

References

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