Taishō Democracy was a liberal and democratic trend across the political, economic, and cultural fields in Japan that began roughly after the Russo-Japanese War and continued until the end of the Taishō era (1912–1926). This trend was most evident in the field of politics, famously represented by the Taishō Democracy Movement (大正デモクラシー運動) and the establishment of the Seitō Naikaku System (政党内閣制), a representative democracy in which the party with a majority in parliament organizes the cabinet.[1] The term "Taishō Democracy" has been widely used since the book "The History of Taishō Democracy (大正デモクラシー史, Taishō demokurashii Shi)" written by Shinobu Seizaburō.
