Roninkai
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The Rōninkai was a Japanese ultra-nationalist anti-democratic political group that shared many of its members with the similar organization Genyosha
and the Black Dragon Society
. It was founded by Tanaka Hiroyuki in 1908. Tōyama Mitsuru
, Miura Gorō, Yukio Ozaki
, Kazuo Kojima, Ryūsuke Miyasake and Ryōhei Uchida
were among its members.
Genyosha
The ' was an influential ultranationalist group and secret society active in the Empire of Japan.-Foundation as the Koyōsha:Originally founded as the Koyōsha by Hiraoka Kotarō , a wealthy ex-samurai and mine-owner, with mining interests in Manchuria, Toyama Mitsuru, and other former samurai of the...
and the Black Dragon Society
Black Dragon Society
The was a prominent paramilitary, ultranationalist right-wing group in Japan.-History:The Kokuryūkai was founded in 1901 by Uchida Ryohei, and was descended from the Genyōsha. Its name is derived from the Amur River, called Heilongjiang or "Black Dragon River" in Chinese , read as Kokuryū-kō in...
. It was founded by Tanaka Hiroyuki in 1908. Tōyama Mitsuru
Toyama Mitsuru
was a right-wing political leader in early 20th century Japan and founder of the Genyosha nationalist secret society.-Early life:Tōyama was born to a poor samurai family in Fukuoka City in Kyūshū...
, Miura Gorō, Yukio Ozaki
Yukio Ozaki
was a liberal Japanese politician, born in modern-day Sagamihara, Kanagawa. Ozaki served in the House of Representatives of the Japanese Diet for 63 years, from 1890-1953...
, Kazuo Kojima, Ryūsuke Miyasake and Ryōhei Uchida
Ryohei Uchida
was a Japanese ultranationalist political theorist. Pan-Asianist, and martial artist, active in the pre-war Empire of Japan.-Biography:Uchida was born in Fukuoka prefecture. He was the son of Shinto Muso-ryu practitioner Uchida Ryōgorō, and from an early age was interested in many forms of Japanese...
were among its members.