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.

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Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amendment to law ⓘ
legislative act ⓘ
aimedAt anti-imperial movements in Japan ⓘ
communist movements in Japan ⓘ
far-left political organizations ⓘ
labor movements in Japan ⓘ
leftist movements in Japan ⓘ
socialist movements in Japan ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Japan ⓘ
characterizedAs major expansion of Japan’s authoritarian legal framework ⓘ
country Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
dateEnacted 1928 ⓘ
follows Peace Preservation Law of 1925 ⓘ
hasEffect criminalized broader ranges of thought and association ⓘ
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 ⓘ
harsher prison sentences for political activists ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese ⓘ
legalConcept crime of association ⓘ
crime of thought ⓘ
legalStatus in force until 1945 ⓘ
mainSubject political repression ⓘ
public security ⓘ
suppression of political dissent ⓘ
motivatedBy desire to preserve kokutai ⓘ
desire to protect the imperial system ⓘ
fear of communist revolution ⓘ
partOf Peace Preservation Law of 1925 ⓘ
authoritarian legal framework of prewar Japan ⓘ
protects Japanese national polity ⓘ
imperial institution of Japan ⓘ
punishmentIncludes death penalty ⓘ
long-term imprisonment ⓘ
relatedTo Japanese Communist Party suppression ⓘ
March 15 incident ⓘ
Peace Preservation Law system ⓘ
Special Higher Police ⓘ
temporalCoverage Shōwa period ⓘ
linked to: Showa era
usedFor control of intellectuals and students ⓘ
control of labor unions ⓘ
control of political parties ⓘ
suppression of anti-war activism ⓘ

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Special Higher Police → associatedWithLaw → Peace Preservation Law amendments of 1928 ⓘ