Kokuhonsha
The Kokuhonsha ( Japanese 国 本社 , about. State-based society ) was founded in 1924 by the conservative Hiranuma Kiichirō (平沼 騏 一郎), who was active in the government as Minister of Justice . It existed until 1936.
Overview
The term “kokuhon - state-based” was formulated as the opposite of “minpon” (民 本) - “people-based”. The association thus strived for a nationalist structure and declared that all true patriots must reject all foreign state structures and turn to the national spirit. The Kokuhonsha thus represented the nationalistic doctrine of the Kōdō-ha party (皇 道 派, party of the imperial path ).
The members included colleagues from the ministry and protégés, such as state officials Suzuki Kisaburō (1867-1940), Shiono Suehiko (1880-1949), Hara Yoshimichi (1867-1944), Takeuchi Kakuji (1873-1946) and Ōta Kōzō (1889) -1981). Other members were Saitō Makoto (1858-1936), the politician and Prime Minister Koiso Kuniaki (1818-1950), the General Ugaki Kazushige (1868-1956), Admiral Katō Hiroharu (1870-1939). With the help of Kokuhonsha high-ranking officials and military made careers, such as the politically active Admiral Araki Sadao (1877-1966), Mazaki Jinsaburō (1876-1956), Obata Toshishirō (1885-1947). However, they did not support Hiranuma on all political issues. In 1936 Hiranuma put the number of members at 80,000.
It is said that this organization was covertly involved in the attempted coup of February 26, 1936 , a suppressed uprising against the Japanese government. Hiranuma then disbanded the company because of its fascist reputation.
After the Pacific War ended , leaders were among those arrested and tried for war crimes.
Remarks
- ↑ Table of contents: List of contributions by various authors.
literature
- S. Noma (Ed.): Kokuhonsha . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 817.
- Hunter, Janet: Kokuhonsha . In: Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History. Kodansha International, 1984. ISBN 4-7700-1193-8 . P. 97.