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Aikoku Kōtō
The was a political party in Meiji-period Japan.
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Ōkubo Toshimichi
was a Japanese statesman, a samurai of Satsuma, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.
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Ōkuma Shigenobu
Prince was a Japanese politician in the Empire of Japan and the 8th (June 30, 1898 – November 8, 1898) and 17th (April 16, 1914 – October 9, 1916) Prime Minister of Japan.
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Ōyama Iwao
was a Japanese field marshal, and one of the founders of the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Boshin War
The, sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution, was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the Imperial Court.
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Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy refers to both a body of non-elective government officials and an administrative policy-making group.
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Cabinet (government)
A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch.
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Cabinet of Japan
The is the executive branch of the government of Japan.
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Charter Oath
The was promulgated at the enthronement of Emperor Meiji of Japan on 6 April 1868 in Kyoto Imperial Palace.
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Chōshū Domain
The was a feudal domain of Japan during the Edo period (1603–1867).
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Confucianism
Confucianism, also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life.
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Constitutional monarchy
A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises authority in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution.
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Daijō-kan
The, also known as the Great Council of State, was (i) (Daijō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's premodern Imperial government under Ritsuryō legal system during and after the Nara period or (ii) (Dajō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's government briefly restored to power after the Meiji Restoration, which was replaced by the Cabinet.
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Daimyō
The were powerful Japanese feudal lords who, until their decline in the early Meiji period, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.
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Democracy
Democracy (δημοκρατία dēmokraa thetía, literally "rule by people"), in modern usage, has three senses all for a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.
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Despotism
Despotism (Δεσποτισμός, Despotismós) is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power.
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Edo
, also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.
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Election law
Election law is a discipline falling at the juncture of constitutional law and political science.
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Elections in Japan
The Japanese political system has three types of elections: general elections to the House of Representatives held every four years (unless the lower house is dissolved earlier), elections to the House of Councillors held every three years to choose one-half of its members, and local elections held every four years for offices in prefectures, cities, and villages.
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Emperor Meiji
, or, was the 122nd Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from February 3, 1867 until his death on July 29, 1912.
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Emperor Taishō
was the 123rd Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 30 July 1912 until his death in 1926.
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Empire of Japan
The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.
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First Sino-Japanese War
The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) was fought between Qing dynasty of China and Empire of Japan, primarily for influence over Joseon.
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Foreign government advisors in Meiji Japan
The foreign government advisors in Meiji Japan, known in Japanese as oyatoi gaikokujin (Kyūjitai: 御雇ひ外國人, Shinjitai: 御雇い外国人, "hired foreigners"), were those foreign advisors hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji period.
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Freedom and People's Rights Movement
The (abbreviated as) was a Japanese political and social movement for democracy in the 1880s.
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Fuhanken sanchisei
The was an administrative reorganization undertaken by the Meiji Government in 1868, during the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Boshin War.
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Fukuoka Takachika
Viscount was a Japanese statesman of the Meiji period.
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Genrō
was an unofficial designation given to certain retired elder Japanese statesmen, considered the "founding fathers" of modern Japan, who served as informal extraconstitutional advisors to the emperor, during the Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa periods in Japanese history.
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Genrōin
was a national assembly in early Meiji Japan, established after the Osaka Conference of 1875.
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Hizen Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.
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Home Ministry
The was a Cabinet-level ministry established under the Meiji Constitution that managed the internal affairs of Empire of Japan from 1873 to 1947.
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House of Peers (Japan)
The was the upper house of the Imperial Diet as mandated under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (in effect from 11 February 1889 to 3 May 1947).
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House of Representatives (Japan)
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.
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Imperial Court in Kyoto
The Imperial Court in Kyoto was the nominal ruling government of Japan from 794 AD until the Meiji period (1868–1912), after which the court was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo and integrated into the Meiji government.
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Imperial Household Agency
The is an agency of the government of Japan in charge of state matters concerning the Imperial Family, and also keeping of the Privy Seal and State Seal of Japan.
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Imperial Japanese Army
The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945.
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Income tax
An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) that varies with respective income or profits (taxable income).
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Inoue Kaoru
, GCMG was a Japanese politician and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy during the Meiji period of the Empire of Japan.
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Itagaki Taisuke
Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the, which evolved into Japan's first political party.
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Itō Hirobumi
Prince was a Japanese statesman and genrō.
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Iwakura Tomomi
was a Japanese statesman during the Bakumatsu and Meiji period.
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Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan.
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Katsura Tarō
Prince was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician and the longest serving Prime Minister of Japan, having served three terms.
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Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947.
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Kensei Hontō
The Kensei Hontō (憲政本党) was a political party in Japan.
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Kenseitō
The Kenseitō (憲政党, "Constitutional Party") was a political party in the Meiji period Empire of Japan.
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Kido Takayoshi
(born; August 11, 1833 – May 26, 1877), also referred to as, was a Japanese statesman of the Meiji Restoration.
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Kyoto
, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.
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Liberal democracy
Liberal democracy is a liberal political ideology and a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of classical liberalism.
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Liberal Party of Japan (1881)
The is the name of several liberal political parties in the history of Japan, two of which existed in the Empire of Japan prior to 1945.
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Meiji Constitution
The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國憲法; Shinjitai: 大日本帝国憲法 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenpō), known informally as the Meiji Constitution (明治憲法 Meiji Kenpō), was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which had the proclamation on February 11, 1889, and had enacted since November 29, 1890 until May 2, 1947.
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Meiji oligarchy
The Meiji oligarchy was the name used to describe the new ruling class of Meiji period Japan.
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Meiji period
The, also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.
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Meiji Restoration
The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.
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Minister of the Left
The was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods.
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Minister of the Right
was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods.
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
The, also known as MEXT, Monka-shō, and formerly the, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government.
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Ministry of Finance (Japan)
The is one of the cabinet-level ministries of the Japanese government.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
The is a cabinet-level ministry of the Japanese government responsible for the country's foreign relations.
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Ministry of Justice (Japan)
The is one of the cabinet level ministries of the Japanese government.
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
The, abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government.
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Ministry of the Army
The, also known as the Ministry of War, was the cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan charged with the administrative affairs of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).
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Ministry of the Navy (Japan)
The was a cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan charged with the administrative affairs of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).
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Nara period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794.
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National Assembly
National Assembly politically is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries.
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National Diet
The is Japan's bicameral legislature.
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Newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events.
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Osaka Conference of 1875
The was a meeting held by the major leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka, Japan from January-February 1875 to address the issue of forming a representative assembly.
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Prime Minister of Japan
The is the head of government of Japan.
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Privy council
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government.
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Prussia
Prussia (Preußen) was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centred on the region of Prussia.
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Rikken Dōshikai
The was a political party active in the Empire of Japan in the early years of the 20th century.
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Rikken Kaishintō
The was a political party in Empire of Japan.
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Rikken Seiyūkai
The was one of the main political parties in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
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Rikken Teiseitō
The was a short-lived conservative political party in the Meiji period Empire of Japan.
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Saigō Takamori
was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.
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Saionji Kinmochi
Prince was a Japanese politician, statesman and twice Prime Minister of Japan.
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Samurai
were the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.
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Sanjō Sanetomi
Prince was a Japanese Imperial court noble and statesman at the time of the Meiji Restoration.
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Satchō Alliance
The, or Satchō Alliance was a military alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū formed in 1866 to combine their efforts to restore Imperial rule and overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.
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Satsuma Domain
, also known as Kagoshima Domain, was a Japanese domain of the Edo period.
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Secret ballot
The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum is anonymous, forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vote buying.
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Seikanron
The Seikanron (Japanese: 征韓論; 정한론; "Advocacy of a punitive expedition to Korea") debate was a major political debate in Japan during 1873 regarding a punitive expedition against Korea.
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Soejima Taneomi
was a diplomat and statesman during early Meiji period Japan.
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Supreme War Council (Japan)
The was established during the development of representative government in Meiji period Japan to further strengthen the authority of the state.
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Surrender of Japan
The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.
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Taishō period
The, or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912, to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Emperor Taishō.
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Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the, was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1600 and 1868.
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Tokugawa Yoshinobu
was the 15th and last shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.
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Tokyo
, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.
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Tosa Domain
The was a feudal domain in Tosa Province of Japan (present-day Kōchi Prefecture) during the Edo period.
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Tozama daimyō
A was a daimyō who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan.
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United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
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Yamagata Aritomo
Prince, also known as Yamagata Kyōsuke, was a Japanese field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Meiji_Japan
