Membership of the Kokuhonsha included many of Hiranuma's colleagues from the Ministry of Home Affairs, important businessmen, as well as some of the most powerful generals and admirals, including generals Sadao Araki, Jinzaburō Masaki, Makoto Saitō, and Yamakawa Kenjirō with war hero and admiral Tōgō Heihachirō serving as honorary Vice Chairman.[3] By 1936, it claimed to have a membership of over 200,000 in 170 branches.[4] The Kokuhonsha published a newspaper, and acted as Hiranuma's political support group.
However, after Hiranuma was appointed President of the Privy Council, he no longer needed the support of a political action group. The February 26 Incident of 1936, during which time many prominent members expressed support for the insurrectionists, provided Hiranuma with an excuse to order the organization dissolved.[4]
^Sims, Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868-2000, page 182
^ abNeary, The State and Politics in Japan, page 29
December 18, 2023
kokuhonsha, national, foundation, society, 国本社, nationalist, political, society, late, 1920s, early, 1930s, japan, kiichirō, hiranuma, founder, contents, history, also, references, noteshistory, editthe, founded, 1924, conservative, minister, justice, presiden. The National Foundation Society 国本社 Kokuhonsha was a nationalist political society in late 1920s and early 1930s Japan Kiichirō Hiranuma founder of the KokuhonshaContents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 NotesHistory editThe Kokuhonsha was founded in 1924 by conservative Minister of Justice and President of the House of Peers Kiichirō Hiranuma 1 It called on Japanese patriots to reject the various foreign political isms such as socialism communism Marxism anarchism etc in favor of a rather vaguely defined Japanese national spirit kokutai The name kokuhon was selected as an antithesis to the word minpon from minpon shugi the commonly used translation for the word democracy and the society was openly supportive of totalitarian ideology 2 The elder statesman Saionji Kinmochi publicly criticized the organization of promoting Japanese fascism Membership of the Kokuhonsha included many of Hiranuma s colleagues from the Ministry of Home Affairs important businessmen as well as some of the most powerful generals and admirals including generals Sadao Araki Jinzaburō Masaki Makoto Saitō and Yamakawa Kenjirō with war hero and admiral Tōgō Heihachirō serving as honorary Vice Chairman 3 By 1936 it claimed to have a membership of over 200 000 in 170 branches 4 The Kokuhonsha published a newspaper and acted as Hiranuma s political support group However after Hiranuma was appointed President of the Privy Council he no longer needed the support of a political action group The February 26 Incident of 1936 during which time many prominent members expressed support for the insurrectionists provided Hiranuma with an excuse to order the organization dissolved 4 See also editList of Japanese nationalist movements and partiesReferences editBix Herbert P 2001 Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Harper Perennial ISBN 0 06 093130 2 Neary Ian 2002 The State and Politics in Japan Polity ISBN 0 7456 2134 1 Reynolds E Bruce 2004 Japan in the Fascist Era Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 1 4039 6338 X Sims Richard 2001 Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868 2000 Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 0 312 23915 7 Notes edit Bix Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan page 164 Reynolds Japan in the Fascist Era page 76 Sims Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868 2000 page 182 a b Neary The State and Politics in Japan page 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kokuhonsha amp oldid 1068276116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
