Liberal Party (Japan, 1881)
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The Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) was one of Japan’s first modern political parties, advocating popular rights and constitutional government during the early Meiji period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) canonical | 2 |
| Rikken Jiyūtō (Liberal Party, 1890s) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2930496 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) Context triple: [Itagaki Taisuke, founded, Liberal Party (Japan, 1881)]
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A.
Liberal Party (Japan)
The Liberal Party (Japan) was a conservative political party that played a key role in postwar Japanese politics and later merged into what became the dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
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B.
Liberal Party (Japan, 1998)
The Liberal Party (Japan, 1998) was a short-lived Japanese political party led by Ichirō Ozawa that emerged from a split in the New Frontier Party and later merged into the Democratic Party of Japan.
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C.
Rikken Kaishintō (Constitutional Reform Party)
Rikken Kaishintō (Constitutional Reform Party) was a Meiji-era Japanese political party that championed liberal constitutionalism and expanded civil rights as part of Japan’s early parliamentary politics.
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D.
National Democratic Party (Japan)
The National Democratic Party (Japan) was a centrist to center-right political party formed in 2018 through the merger of two opposition groups, positioning itself as an alternative to both the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and more progressive opposition parties.
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E.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is a major center-left political party that serves as the principal opposition force to Japan’s long-dominant conservative ruling parties.
- 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: Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) Target entity description: The Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) was one of Japan’s first modern political parties, advocating popular rights and constitutional government during the early Meiji period.
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A.
Liberal Party (Japan)
The Liberal Party (Japan) was a conservative political party that played a key role in postwar Japanese politics and later merged into what became the dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
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B.
Liberal Party (Japan, 1998)
The Liberal Party (Japan, 1998) was a short-lived Japanese political party led by Ichirō Ozawa that emerged from a split in the New Frontier Party and later merged into the Democratic Party of Japan.
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C.
Rikken Kaishintō (Constitutional Reform Party)
Rikken Kaishintō (Constitutional Reform Party) was a Meiji-era Japanese political party that championed liberal constitutionalism and expanded civil rights as part of Japan’s early parliamentary politics.
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D.
National Democratic Party (Japan)
The National Democratic Party (Japan) was a centrist to center-right political party formed in 2018 through the merger of two opposition groups, positioning itself as an alternative to both the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and more progressive opposition parties.
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E.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is a major center-left political party that serves as the principal opposition force to Japan’s long-dominant conservative ruling parties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| activeIn |
House of Representatives of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese House of Representatives (after its creation)
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| advocated |
constitutional government
ⓘ
popular rights ⓘ |
| causeOfDissolution |
government repression
ⓘ
internal factionalism ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1884 ⓘ |
| founded | 1881 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Itagaki Taisuke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
major force in Freedom and People’s Rights Movement
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one of Japan’s first modern political parties ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 自由党 ⓘ |
| hasKeyMember |
Gotō Shōjirō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kōno Hironaka ⓘ Nakae Tokusuke ⓘ
surface form:
Nakae Chōmin
Ueki Emori ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Itagaki Taisuke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
introduction of constitutional monarchy
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limitation of autocratic rule ⓘ |
| hasSupportBase |
former samurai
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local notables ⓘ rural landowners ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| ideology |
constitutionalism
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ popular rights movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kenseitō
ⓘ
Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rikken Jiyūtō (Liberal Party, 1890s)
later Japanese liberal parties ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji period
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| opposedBy |
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Home Ministry of Japan
Meiji oligarchy ⓘ |
| partOf | Freedom and People’s Rights Movement ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | center-left ⓘ |
| position | opposition party ⓘ |
| precededBy | Aikoku Kōtō ⓘ |
| supported |
civil liberties
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establishment of a national assembly ⓘ expansion of suffrage ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
mass petitions
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newspaper agitation ⓘ public speeches ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) Description of subject: The Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) was one of Japan’s first modern political parties, advocating popular rights and constitutional government during the early Meiji period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rikken Jiyūtō (Liberal Party, 1890s)