Kita Ikki
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Kita Ikki was a Japanese military officer and nationalist who advocated for a revolutionary regime and military government in Japan. He believed that Japan should suspend the Meiji Constitution and nationalize property, limit wealth, and end party government. Kita also envisioned Japan taking a leadership role in a revolutionary Asia. His ideas influenced young officers in the 1930s, who participated in violent acts with the goal of creating enough disorder to establish military rule.12
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JapanThe weakening of party governmentKita Ikki, a former socialist and one-time member of the Black Dragon Society, contended that the Meiji constitution should be suspended in favor of a revolutionary regime advised by “national patriots” and headed by a military government, which should nationalize large properties, limit wealth, end…
Read MoreKita Ikki, a former socialist and one-time member of the Black Dragon Society, contended that the Meiji constitution should be suspended in favor of a revolutionary regime advised by “national patriots” and headed by a military government, which should nationalize large properties, limit wealth, end…
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Empire of JapanThe rise of the militaristsKita Ikki, a former socialist who had embraced nationalism and militarism, wrote in An Outline Plan for the Reorganization of Japan that the Meiji Constitution should be set aside in favour of a revolutionary regime. Ikki’s military government would nationalize many forms of property, place…
Read MoreKita Ikki, a former socialist who had embraced nationalism and militarism, wrote in An Outline Plan for the Reorganization of Japan that the Meiji Constitution should be set aside in favour of a revolutionary regime. Ikki’s military government would nationalize many forms of property, place…
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