The Establishment of the Japanese Constitutional System (Nissan Institute Routledge Japanese Studies)

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The 1889 Meiji constitution: how it actually worked, the establishment of the Diet and the shifting roles and interests of the parties. A Japanese classic translated by one of our leading authorities.

Author(s): Junji Banno
Edition: New edition
Year: 1995

Language: English
Pages: 272

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of tables......Page 8
General editor's preface......Page 10
Translator's introduction......Page 12
Introduction: Issues and methods......Page 18
Some problems of transcendentalism......Page 26
'Enrich the Nation and Strengthen the Armed Forces' and 'Lighten the People's Burdens' as issues in the early Diet sessions......Page 56
Post-war reconstruction and the reactions of various political forces......Page 102
The formation of the Yamagata faction......Page 117
The question of increasing the land tax......Page 139
The collapse of the party Cabinet......Page 162
Concluding the land tax increase bill......Page 187
Conclusion......Page 217
Guide to sources......Page 238
Notes......Page 240
Index......Page 258