The Teikokutō (, lit. ''Empire Party'') was a political party in

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 ...

. It was active from 1899 until 1905.

History

The party was established on 5 July 1899 as a successor to the

Kokumin Kyōkai The Kokumin Kyōkai ( ja, 国民協会, lit. ''National Association'') was a political party in Japan. History Led by Saigō Jūdō and Shinagawa Yajirō, nationalist supporters of Matsukata Masayoshi and his government established the Kokumin K ...

.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p495 It initially had 21 seats and was supportive of the government and army, calling for increased military spending. In the 1902 elections it won 17 seats, retaining all 17 in the 1903 elections and going on to win 19 in the 1904 elections. In December 1905 it merged with the Kōshin Club and the Liberal Party to form the Daidō Club.Fukui, p477

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teikokuto Defunct political parties in Japan Political parties established in 1899 1899 establishments in Japan Political parties disestablished in 1905 1905 disestablishments in Japan