Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)
The , officially () was a conservative political party in Japan. History The party was founded in the spring of 1947 by merging the Progressive Party (Shinpo-tō) of Inukai Takeru with a faction of the Liberal Party led by Hitoshi Ashida and obtained 124 seats in the 1947 elections. The party had held seven seats in Tetsu Katayama's government in 1947-1948. For some months in 1948, party's leader Ashida was Prime minister. In March 1948, part of DP members led by Kijūrō Shidehara joined the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ... to form the Democratic Liberal Party. In 1949 elections, the DP got 69 seats. The party was finally merged with the National Cooperative Party to form the National Democratic Party in April 1950. Election results House ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Inukai Takeru
was a Japanese politician and novelist active in Shōwa period Japan. Also known as "Inukai Ken", he was the third son of Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi. Early life Inukai was born in the Ushigome district of Tokyo, the son of Tsuyoshi Inukai, then a member of the House of Representatives from Okayama. Their family had been village headmen during the Edo period. In 1907 his elder sister married the diplomat Kenkichi Yoshizawa. Inukai attended the School of Philosophy in Tokyo Imperial University, but he left without graduating and became a writer. Interested in literature from his student days, he gravitated to the ''Shirakaba'' ("White Birch") literary society due to its liberal and humanistic outlook. His works were influenced by Mushanokōji Saneatsu and Nagayo Yoshirō. He became a member of the Japanese chapter of the International PEN. Inukai married Nagayo's niece Nakako In the 1930 House of Representatives election, Inukai was elected for the ''Rikken Seiy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Cooperative Party
The was a centrist political party in Japan. History The party was established on 8 March 1947 as a merger of the Cooperative Democratic Party and the National Party following seven months of talks.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp576–577 The merger was the result of fears that a new electoral system would make it more difficult for small parties to gain representation. Although it initially had 78 MPs, a group of 15 led by Heima Hayashi left to join the Democratic Party. In the 1947 elections the party won 31 seats in the House of Representatives and nine in the House of Councillors. It joined Tetsu Katayama's coalition government and was given two cabinet positions; party chairman Takeo Miki was appointed Minister of Communications and Junzo Sasamori Minister in charge of the Demobilisation Agency. When Hitoshi Ashida was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1948. He was a prominent fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1950 Disestablishments In Japan
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Defunct Conservative Parties
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1947 Establishments In Japan
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 – The ''Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, Canadian Citizenship Act'' comes into effect, providing a Canadian citizenship separate from British law. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Defunct Political Parties In Japan
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Kodansha
is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Evening'', ''Weekly Young Magazine'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', and ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', as well as the more literary magazines ''Gunzō'', ''Weekly Gendai, Shūkan Gendai'', and the Japanese dictionary, ''Nihongo Daijiten''. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1909, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation. History Seiji Noma founded Kodansha in 1909 as a spin-off of the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai'' (, "Greater Japan Oratorical Society") and produced the literary magazine, ''Yūben,'' () as its first publication. The name ''Kodansha'' (taken from ''Kōdan Club'' (), a now-defunct magazine published by the company) originated in 1911 when the publisher formally merged wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan and the world. Shogakukan is headquartered in the Shogakukan Building in Hitotsubashi, part of Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo, near the Jimbocho book district. The corporation also has the other two companies located in the same ward. International operations In the United States Shogakukan, along with Shueisha, owns Viz Media, which publishes manga from both companies in the United States. Shogakukan's licensing arm in North America was ShoPro Entertainment; it was merged into Viz Media in 2005. Shogakukan's production arm is Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (previously Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.) In March 2010 it was announced that Shogakuka ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ishiguro Takeshige
Ishiguro (written: lit. "black stone") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aya Ishiguro ( 石黒彩) (born 1978), a.k.a. Ayappe, singer * Hidé Ishiguro, Philosopher * Hideo Ishiguro ( 石黒英雄), Japanese actor * Hiroshi Ishiguro ( 石黒浩), professor at Osaka University who works in robotics * Kazuo Ishiguro ( 石黒一雄), Japanese-born British author and Nobel Prize winner * Keishichi Ishiguro ( 石黒敬七), Japanese judoka * Keisho Ishiguro ( 石黒敬章), Japanese photo collector * Ken Ishiguro ( 石黒賢), Japanese actor * Kenji Ishiguro ( 石黒健治), Japanese photographer * Kyōhei Ishiguro ( イシグロキョウヘイ) (born 1980), Japanese director * Masakazu Ishiguro ( 石黒正数), Japanese manga artist * Masayuki Ishiguro ( 石黒将之), Japanese handball player who plays in German * Noboru Ishiguro ( 石黒昇), Japanese animator and ''anime'' series director * Osamu Ishiguro ( 石黒修), Japanese tennis player *, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1947 Japanese House Of Councillors Election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1947. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications The Japan Socialist Party won more seats than any other party, although independents emerged as the largest group in the House. Most independents joined the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takeru Inukai
was a Japanese politician and novelist active in Shōwa period Japan. Also known as "Inukai Ken", he was the third son of Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi. Early life Inukai was born in the Ushigome district of Tokyo, the son of Tsuyoshi Inukai, then a member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives from Okayama Prefecture, Okayama. Their family had been village headmen during the Edo period. In 1907 his elder sister married the diplomat Kenkichi Yoshizawa. Inukai attended the School of Philosophy in Tokyo Imperial University, but he left without graduating and became a writer. Interested in literature from his student days, he gravitated to the ''Shirakaba'' ("White Birch") literary society due to its liberal and humanistic outlook. His works were influenced by Mushanokōji Saneatsu and Nagayo Yoshirō. He became a member of the Japanese chapter of the International PEN. Inukai married Nagayo's niece Nakako In the 1930 Japanese general election ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1949 Japanese General Election
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |