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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Katō Takaaki NERFINISHED
Wakatsuki Reijirō NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Imperial Diet of Japan NERFINISHED
lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
mergedInto Rikken Minseitō NERFINISHED
nativeName 憲政会 NERFINISHED
notablePrimeMinister Hamaguchi Osachi NERFINISHED
Katō Takaaki NERFINISHED
Wakatsuki Reijirō NERFINISHED
operatedInPoliticalSystem Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
opposed militarism
oligarchic rule
participatedIn Japanese general elections
periodActive Taishō period NERFINISHED
early Shōwa period
politicalPosition centre-left
moderate
predecessor Chūseikai NERFINISHED
Rikken Dōshikai NERFINISHED
independent Diet members
promoted constitutional government
moderate liberal reforms
parliamentary democracy
shortName Kenseikai NERFINISHED
successor Rikken Minseitō NERFINISHED
typeOfOrganization parliamentary party
upperHouse House of Peers of the Empire of Japan NERFINISHED

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Kenseikai party alsoKnownAs Constitutional Association of Political Friendship
subject surface form: Kenseikai