... was passed almost simultaneously alongside the infamous Peace Preservation Law, an unforgiving attack on dissenting activity that will be considered later on in this essay. 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 ... as the Kenseikai party (Constitutional Government party) making considerable apparent headway in achieving democratic governance. It could even be said that liberal ideas were be...

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