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, 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 Inoue Kaoru. It advocated a

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with a

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, to be eventually granted by

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, an electoral franchise 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 the 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 receive ...

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

References

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