What can be seen as a driving force in the progression of political thought in 1920's Japan were the currents of liberal, individualist, rights-based ideology that had sprung from recourse to both Western philosophy and more traditional Japanese ideas of disobedience and resistance to authority. ... It could even be said that liberal ideas were becoming a dominant force in much of the Japanese political landscape, a force that was perhaps best articulated through the Universal Suffrage bill of 1925 and Diet success in making reductions made to the military. ...

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