Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) on the eve of the Chichibu Incident. In 1887, Gotō Shojirō regrouped some members of the former "Jiyūtō" into a proto-party called the "Daidō Danketsu" Movement. This group split into two groups (Daidō Club led by Kōno Hironaka and Daidō Kyōwakai led by Ōi Kentarō and Nakae Chōmin ) in March 1889. In 1890, they were merged by Itagaki Taisuke to form the Constitutional Liberal Party, which was later renamed the Liberal Party. Some politicians who supported Gotō didn't join this party and formed National Liberal Party. Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) The is the name of several liberal political parties
Political parties of the Empire of Japan listing of political parties in pre–World War II Empire of Japan Note that this list does not include the ultranationalist organizations, which (although they had a political agenda) did not participate directly in the electoral process by running their own candidates for public office. Likewise, this list does not include the political factions within the Japanese military, which also were not true political parties. Political parties of the Empire of Japan Soon after the Meiji Restoration, various political associations arose. These included groups of disgruntled unemployed "samurai" seeking either to overthrow the government and return to the days of feudalism,