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	Taisho Democracy : Outline \| Modern Japan in archives
		The Cabinet was condemned both inside and outside the Diet for blurring the distinction between Court and Government, as KATSURA was serving as well as Emperor Taisho's Keeper of the Privy Seal and Grand Chamberlain.
		The Paris Peace Conference, was convened in 1919 (Taisho 8) and residted in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1920 on the basis of which the League of Nations was established.
		In 1925 (Taisho 14), the Universal Manhood Suffrage Law took effect, after which the Seiyukai and Minseito, the latter of which was the successor to the Rikken Doshikai and the Kenseikai, alternated in controling the Government, heralding the beginning of the era of party cabinets.
	www.ndl.go.jp /modern/e/cha3/index.html (628 words)

	GLOCOM Platform - Special Topics - Colloquium
		In the narrowest sense, Taisho Democracy refers to the relatively liberal period that overlapped with the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, which began in 1912 and lasted until 1926.
		The inability to critique the colonial and imperial project, along with the highly elitist element of Taisho Democracy were the internal factors that contributed to its fall.
		To summarize, the fall of democracy and the rise of militarism in the 1930s were facilitated by the inherent constraint within Taisho Democracy.
	www.glocom.org /special_topics/colloquium/20030407_han_taisho/index.html (1860 words)

	Japan Reference - Culture - Japanese History : Taisho Period　大正時代
		The health of the new emperor was weak, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic clique of "elder statesmen" (genro) to the parliament and the democratic parties.
		Thus, the era is considered the time of the liberal movement known as the "Taisho democracy" in Japan; it is usually distinguished from the preceding chaotic Meiji Era and the following militarism-driven Showa Era.
		The beginning of the Taisho period was marked by a political crisis that interrupted the earlier politics of compromise.
	www.jref.com /culture/taisho_period_era.shtml (2549 words)

	Taisho period - time of the liberal movement 1912 - 1926
		It is considered the time of the liberal movement known as the "Taisho democracy" in Japan; it is usually distinguished from the preceding chaotic Meiji Era and the following militarism-driven Showa Era.
		The shift and related movements is called the "Taisho democracy".
		In 1918 Hara Takashi (1856-1921), a prot馮・of Saionji and a major influence in the prewar Seiyokai cabinets, had become the first commoner to serve as prime minister.
	www.japan-101.com /history/taisho_period.htm (2517 words)

	JAH Roundtable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Japan's fragile liberal democracy of the 1920s collapsed under the impact of the economic depression in the 1930s, and Japan took the course of military expansionism that eventually brought forth the Pacific War, the Asia Pacific portion of World War II.
		Suzuki argued that the democracy of the twentieth century should be social democracy, noting that democracy in the United States had transformed itself into social democracy through the New Deal.
		Parliamentary democracy based on the Constitution of 1946 was thus well established by the middle of the 1960s, and the government has been respectful of the civil rights of the people.
	www.chnm.gmu.edu /declaration/japanese/aruga2.html (9917 words)

	Amazon.com: "Taisho Democracy": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		compared with the conservative reaffirmation which was to occur in the 1930s, lends support to those historians who claim that 'Taisho Democracy' began after the Russo Japanese War rather than World War One.
		THE RECEPTION OF WESTERN CULTURE AND THE TAISHO DEMOCRACY In terms of the Japanese music industry, attempts to adapt Western musical elements to Japanese taste were first noticeable in...
		Taisho Democracy introduced the new theme of critical idealism, which is a distinctive addition to Meiji political thought.
	amazon.com /phrase/Taisho-Democracy (342 words)

	History of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		During the 1920s, Japan progressed toward a democratic system of government and this movement is known as Taisho Democracy.
		The post-war settlement transformed Japan into a genuine constitutional party democracy, but, extraordinarily, it was ruled by a single party throughout the Period of the "miracle".
		:Meiji (1868 - 1912) :Taisho (1912 - 1926) :Showa (1926 (December 25) - 1989 (January 7)) :Heisei (1989 (January 8) - present) :For Example : ::1945 was the 20th year of Showa.
	history-of-japan.iqnaut.net (4003 words)

	Japan - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		By 1910, Japan controlled Korea, Taiwan, and the southern half of Sakhalin.
		The early 20th century saw a brief period of "Taisho democracy" overshadowed by the rise of Japanese expansionism.
		World War I permitted Japan, which fought on the side of the victorious Allies, to expand its influence in Asia, and its territorial holdings in the Pacific.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/j/a/p/Japan.html (4996 words)

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