Constitutional Association of Political Friendship

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The Constitutional Association of Political Friendship, better known as the Kenseikai, was a major prewar Japanese political party that promoted constitutional government and moderate liberal reforms during the Taishō and early Shōwa periods.

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instanceOf political party
alsoKnownAs Kenseikai
country Japan
dissolved 1927
founded 1916
goal expansion of representative government in Japan
strengthening of the constitution
headquartersLocation Tokyo
heldOffice Prime Minister of Japan
historicalEra pre–World War II Japan
ideology constitutionalism
liberalism
language Japanese
leader Hamaguchi Osachi
Katō Takaaki
Wakatsuki Reijirō
legislativeBody Imperial Diet of Japan
linked to: Imperial Diet
lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan
mergedInto Rikken Minseitō
nativeName 憲政会
linked to: 立憲政友会
notablePrimeMinister Hamaguchi Osachi
Katō Takaaki
Wakatsuki Reijirō
operatedInPoliticalSystem Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
opposed militarism
oligarchic rule
participatedIn Japanese general elections
periodActive Taishō period
linked to: Taisho era

early Shōwa period
politicalPosition centre-left
moderate
predecessor Chūseikai
Rikken Dōshikai
independent Diet members
promoted constitutional government
moderate liberal reforms
parliamentary democracy
shortName Kenseikai
successor Rikken Minseitō
typeOfOrganization parliamentary party
upperHouse House of Peers of the Empire of Japan

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Kenseikai alsoKnownAs Constitutional Association of Political Friendship
subject linked to: Kenseikai party