Rikken Dōshikai

The Rikken-Dōshi Kai (Japanese: 立憲同志会, lit. 'Association of Comrades of the Constitution') was a political party active in the Empire of Japan in the early years of the 20th century. It was also known as simply the Dōshikai.

Founded by

The party survived Katsura's death in 1913, and under the leadership of Katō Takaaki placed five of its members in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu in 1914–1916. It became the majority party in the Diet after the 1915 General Election, with a 153 seats.

After the dissolution of the Ōkuma government, the Dōshikai merged with Chūseikai and other small political parties to form the Kenseikai in October 1916.^[3]

Election result

References

• Garon, Sheldon (2001). The State and Labor in Modern Japan. Palgrave Macmillan.
  ISBN 0-312-23915-7
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• Jansen, Marius B. (2000). The Making of Modern Japan. Belknap Press.
  ISBN 0-674-00991-6
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• Sims, Richard (1990). Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868–2000. University of California Press.
  ISBN 0-520-06838-6
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External links

• National Diet Library of Japan

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