Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928
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The Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928 were a major expansion of Japan’s authoritarian legal framework that strengthened state repression of political dissent, particularly targeting leftist and anti-imperial movements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5985367 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928 Context triple: [Special Higher Police, associatedWithLaw, Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928]
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A.
Peace Preservation Law of 1925
The Peace Preservation Law of 1925 was a Japanese statute that criminalized socialist, communist, and other anti-imperial ideologies in order to protect the emperor-centered state and suppress political dissent.
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B.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
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C.
Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
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D.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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E.
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928 Target entity description: The Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928 were a major expansion of Japan’s authoritarian legal framework that strengthened state repression of political dissent, particularly targeting leftist and anti-imperial movements.
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A.
Peace Preservation Law of 1925
The Peace Preservation Law of 1925 was a Japanese statute that criminalized socialist, communist, and other anti-imperial ideologies in order to protect the emperor-centered state and suppress political dissent.
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B.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
-
C.
Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
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D.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
-
E.
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amendment to law
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legislative act ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
anti-imperial movements in Japan
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communist movements in Japan ⓘ far-left political organizations ⓘ labor movements in Japan ⓘ leftist movements in Japan ⓘ socialist movements in Japan ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | major expansion of Japan’s authoritarian legal framework ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| dateEnacted | 1928 ⓘ |
| follows | Peace Preservation Law of 1925 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
criminalized broader ranges of thought and association
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expanded powers of the Japanese police ⓘ expanded powers of the Special Higher Police ⓘ facilitated mass arrests of suspected leftists ⓘ facilitated suppression of the Japanese Communist Party ⓘ increased penalties for political crimes ⓘ strengthened state repression of political dissent ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| introducedOrExpanded |
capital punishment for certain political offenses
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harsher prison sentences for political activists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
crime of association
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crime of thought ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force until 1945 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
political repression
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public security ⓘ suppression of political dissent ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to preserve kokutai
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desire to protect the imperial system ⓘ fear of communist revolution ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peace Preservation Law of 1925
NERFINISHED
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authoritarian legal framework of prewar Japan ⓘ |
| protects |
Japanese national polity
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imperial institution of Japan ⓘ |
| punishmentIncludes |
death penalty
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long-term imprisonment ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese Communist Party suppression
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March 15 incident NERFINISHED ⓘ Peace Preservation Law system ⓘ Special Higher Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | Shōwa period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of intellectuals and students
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control of labor unions ⓘ control of political parties ⓘ suppression of anti-war activism ⓘ |
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Subject: Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928 Description of subject: The Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928 were a major expansion of Japan’s authoritarian legal framework that strengthened state repression of political dissent, particularly targeting leftist and anti-imperial movements.
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