Rikken Dōshikai

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Rikken Dōshikai was a major early 20th-century Japanese political party that played a key role in the development of parliamentary government during the Taishō era.

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Rikken Dōshikai canonical 9

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instanceOf political party
aim to form a stable party-based cabinet
to limit oligarchic influence in government
country Japan
dissolutionDate 1916
era Taishō era
linked to: Taisho era
foundingDate 1913
headquartersLocation Tokyo
historicalPeriod early 20th century
historicalSignificance one of the major parties of the Taishō Democracy period
ideology constitutionalism
parliamentary government
influencedBy Meiji constitutional framework
linked to: Meiji Constitution
keyFigure Inukai Tsuyoshi
Katō Takaaki
Kishida Ginkō
Ōkuma Shigenobu
languageOfName Japanese
legislativeBody Imperial Diet of Japan
linked to: Imperial Diet
legislativeType parliamentary party
lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Imperial Diet
membershipBase Diet members
bureaucrats
business elites
mergedInto Kenseikai
nativeName 立憲同志会
linked to: 立憲政友会
notableFor role in development of party cabinet system in Japan
strengthening parliamentary government during the Taishō era
numberOfDietMembersAtFounding about 70
operatedUnderMonarch Emperor Taishō
opposedParty Rikken Seiyūkai
parliamentaryActivity formed governing coalitions
participated in cabinet formation negotiations
politicalOrientation pro-business
pro-constitutional rule
politicalPosition conservative
politicalSystemContext constitutional monarchy of the Empire of Japan
precededBy Rikken Kokumintō
region Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
scriptOfNativeName kanji
status dissolved
succeededBy Kenseikai
supportedCabinet Ōkuma Shigenobu Cabinet
transcription Rikken Dōshikai
typeOfOrganization parliamentary caucus
upperHouse House of Peers of the Imperial Diet
linked to: House of Peers

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Ōkuma Shigenobu politicalParty Rikken Dōshikai
Kenseikai predecessor Rikken Dōshikai
subject linked to: Kenseikai party
Taishō political crisis relatedTo Rikken Dōshikai
Kenseikai formedFrom Rikken Dōshikai
Kenseikai predecessor Rikken Dōshikai
Rikken Dōshikai transcription Rikken Dōshikai
Katō Takaaki politicalParty Rikken Dōshikai
Wakatsuki Reijirō memberOfPoliticalParty Rikken Dōshikai