was a Japanese fascist

Japanese fascism

Statism in Shōwa Japan was a political syncretism of Japanese right-wing political ideologies, developed over a period of time from the Meiji Restoration...

 political party

Political party

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 in Japan active in the 1930s.

Nakano Seigo

Nakano Seigo

was a Japanese political leader who advocated a fascist Japan to complete the Meiji Restoration.Nakano sought to bring about a rebirth of Japan through a blend of the samurai ethic, Neo-Confucianism, and populist nationalism modeled on European fascism...

 and Adachi Kenzo

Adachi Kenzo

was a Japanese politician of Taishō and early Shōwa periods. Originally from Kumamoto, he was involved in the murder of the Korean queen in 1895. He was a founding member of the Kumamoto National Party and was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1902. He was active in the Rikken...

 formed the right-wing political organization Kokumin Dōmei in December 1932, after Adachi was banned from returning to the ranks of the Rikken Minseitō

Rikken Minseito

was one of the main political parties in pre-war Empire of Japan. It was commonly known as the 'Minseitō'.The Minseitō was founded on 1 June 1927, by a merger of the Kenseikai and the Seiyu Hontō political parties. Its leadership included Osachi Hamaguchi, Wakatsuki Reijirō, Yamamoto Tatsuo, ...

 after his withdrawal in 1931. The Kokumin Dōmei advocated a form of state socialism

State socialism

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 or corporatism

Corporatism

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 with government control of strategic industries and financial institutions, and the creation of a Japan-Manchukuo

Manchukuo

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 economic union. The party consisted mainly of defectors from the Minseitō, and had an original strength of 32 seats in the Diet

Diet of Japan

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. In 1934, it demanded an inquiry into the Teijin Incident

Teijin Incident

was a political scandal in the early Shōwa period of the Empire of Japan which brought about the collapse of the administration of Prime Minister Saitō Makoto in 1934.-History and background:...

 in an effort to bring down the cabinet of Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Japan

The is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office...

 Saito Makoto

Saito Makoto

Viscount was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, two-time Governor-General of Korea from 1919 to 1927 and from 1929 to 1931, and the 30th Prime Minister of Japan from May 26, 1932 to July 8, 1934.-Early life:...

.

However, in 1935, many members returned to the Minseitō fold, and in 1936, Nakano left the party to form the Tohokai

Tohokai

This article is about the Tōhōkai political party, not to be confused with Touhou, the popular Japanese game sometimes spelled "Toho." was a Japanese fascist political party in Japan, active in the 1930s and early 1940s. Its origins lay in the right-wing political organization Kokumin Domei which...

 the following year. In the 1937 elections, the party's strength fell from 32 seats to 11 seats.

In June 1940, The Kokumin Dōmei was merged into the Imperial Rule Assistance Association as part of Hideki Tōjō

Hideki Tōjō

Hideki Tōjō was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army , the leader of the Taisei Yokusankai, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II, from 17 October 1941 to 22 July 1944...

's efforts to create a single-party state

Single-party state

A single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a type of party system government in which a single political party forms the government and no other parties are permitted to run candidates for election...

, and thereafter ceased to exist.