National Democratic Party (Japan, 1929) Explained

National Democratic Party
Native Name:全国民衆党
Chairperson:Miyazaki Ryusuke
Country:Japan
Split:Social Democratic Party
Ideology:Agrarian socialism
Japanese nationalism
Position:Left-wing

The National Democratic Party was a political party in Japan, led by Miyazaki Ryusuke. Miyazaki broke away from the Social Democratic Party in 1929, after having drifted towards conservative positions. The party contested the 1930 elections, with Miyzaki unsuccessfully running in the Fourth district.[1] After the 1930 election the party merged with the Japan Masses Party, the Tokyo Proletarian Party and ten local parties, forming the National Masses Party.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Large, Stephen S. Showa Japan: Political, Economic and Social History 1926-1989. London: Routledge, 1998. p. 122
  2. Beckmann, George M., and Genji Okubo. The Japanese Communist Party 1922-1945. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press, 1969. p. 221