Rikken Kokumintō

The Kokumintō was founded in March 1910, by a merger of the Kensei Hontō with a number of minor political parties and groups within the Lower House of the Japanese Diet, and was dominated by Inukai Tsuyoshi.

[1] It advocated a constitution, an electoral franchise based on universal adult male suffrage and increased spending for the Imperial Japanese Navy.

It took a strong stand against the power and influence of the genrō and Meiji oligarchy.

In January 1913, about half of the party defected to join the Rikken Dōshikai founded by Katsura Tarō.

In September 1922 the Kokumintō disbanded, and many of its former members formed the core of the new Kakushin Club, also led by Inukai Tsuyoshi.