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Japan Socialist Party 日本社会党 | |
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Japanese name | Nihon Shakai-tō |
Founded | February 24, 1906 |
Dissolved | February 22, 1907 |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Ideology | Socialism[1] Nonviolent revolution Secularism Antimilitarism |
Political position | Left-wing |
The Japan Socialist Party (日本社会党, Nippon/Nihon shakai-tō) was the first legal socialist party in the Empire of Japan.[2] One year after its foundation on February 24, 1906, the party was banned by the Japanese government on February 22, 1907.[3]
The party was founded from the merger of the former "Japan Socialist Party" led by Sakai Toshihiko and the "Nihon Heimin-tō" (日本平民党, which literally means "Common People's Party of Japan") led by Kōnirō Nishikawa , where it was agreed upon to name the new party as "Japan Socialist Party".[1][4]
Some Chinese Marxists, like Meijiu Jing , were also influenced by this party.[5]