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.

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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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Fumimaro Konoe founded Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Hideki Tojo memberOf Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Fumimaro Konoe memberOfPoliticalParty Imperial Rule Assistance Association