<Articles>National Socialism and the Foreign Policy of the Social People's Party (Shakai Taishu To）

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  • <論説>社会大衆党の国家社会主義と国際政策
  • 社会大衆党の国家社会主義と国際政策
  • シャカイ タイシュウトウ ノ コッカ シャカイ シュギ ト コクサイ セイサク

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The Social People's Party (Shakai Taishu To) was created upon the amalgamation of two factions : the National Socialist faction (Kokka Shakai shugi ha), activists galvanized by the suffering induced by the Depression and the foreign crisis caused by the Manchurian Incident, and the Right-Wing faction, a social-democratic entity based on Japan Labor Union (Nippon Rodo Sodomei). The National Socialists advocated state control of the economy to build a classless socitey, which became unpopular domestically as Japan recovered from the Depression. But their economic policy was reflected to the foreign policy to contain the Chinese Communists and conclude a nonagression pact with the Soviet Union. As the international situation and economic situation changed, the National Socialists switched from confrontation with the Right-Wing faction to conciliation, as a result of which the National Socialists became dependent on the Right-Wing faction for the labor organization whereas the Right-Wing faction depended on the National Socialists for the foreign policy concerning Asia. Nevertheless, as Japan became bogged down in the Sino-Japanese War, the National Socialists broke with the Right- Wing faction and participated in the "New Political Order" (Shin taisei undo) of the 1940's.

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  • 史林

    史林 79 (4), 526-558, 1996-07-01

    THE SHIGAKU KENKYUKAI (The Society of Historical Research), Kyoto University

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