Socialist Party of Japan (1906 – 1978)

Abstract

Socialist thought, represented by the first labor union in Japan, appeared three years before the twentieth century. At the beginning of the century the prospects for the socialist movement appeared. In 1904, the socialists declared their commitment to the principles of international peace and security. Socialism grew not only in Japan, but at the international level, and the Japanese Socialist Party was founded in 1906. He announced his intention to strive to spread socialism and promised that he would work within the law. However, the government dissolved the party when its leaders decided to abandon the principle of legitimacy and their endeavor to bring about a fundamental change in the existing system of government. After the Red Flag Incident, the party’s activity stopped for a period of approximately a decade, and the life of socialists became very difficult in Japan. In the first half of the twentieth century, the leaders of the socialist movement announced that the time had come for the socialists to return to the masses and focus on the political and economic development of the Japanese nation. The party was founded on November 2, 1945, and entered into many negotiations with the United States of America regarding concluding a security treaty between the two parties. It was accomplished, and the two parties exchanged many interests with each other.