Imperial Rule Assistance Association
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The Imperial Rule Assistance Association was a wartime Japanese political organization that sought to create a one-party state to mobilize society in support of the militarist government and its expansionist policies.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass organization
ⓘ
one-party organization ⓘ political organization ⓘ |
| absorbed |
Rikken Minseitō
ⓘ
Rikken Seiyūkai ⓘ various smaller political parties ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Axis powers ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Japanese military ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1940-10-12 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Fumimaro Konoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
creation of a one-party state
ⓘ
mobilization of Japanese society for total war ⓘ support for expansionist policies of the Japanese Empire ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central instrument of wartime political control in Japan ⓘ |
| ideology |
Japanese ultranationalism
ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ militarism ⓘ statism ⓘ |
| leader |
Fumimaro Konoe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hideki Tojo ⓘ |
| mediaControl | propaganda for war effort ⓘ |
| membershipType | nominally voluntary but strongly pressured ⓘ |
| nativeName | 大政翼賛会 ⓘ |
| opposed |
communism
ⓘ
liberal democracy ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| organized |
neighborhood associations
ⓘ
women's associations ⓘ youth organizations ⓘ |
| placeFounded | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-right ⓘ |
| promoted |
emperor-centered nationalism
ⓘ
imperial expansion in Asia ⓘ state-directed economy ⓘ total war mobilization ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | defeat of Japan in World War II ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| replaced | existing political parties in Japan ⓘ |
| romanizedName | Taisei Yokusankai ⓘ |
| shortName | IRAA ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| supportedGovernment |
Government of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese government
|
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedSlogan |
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
ⓘ
surface form:
New Order in East Asia
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.