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