Word: seiyukai
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...before Peace Man Inouye was assassinated the fact became known that rich Japanese in Tokyo and in Manhattan were betting at odds of three to two that the Seiyukai (War) Party of Premier Inu-kai would lose the election of Feb. 20 to the Minseito (Peace) Party of Inouye, Shidehara, Wakatsuki...
There was need for stout defense because the present Minseito Cabinet has been carrying on with a smaller number of seats in the Diet than are possessed by their potent rivals the Seiyukai Party. But great achievements stand to their credit: chiefly that of putting the yen back on a gold basis (TIME, Dec. 2). They hope to win the election by a thwacking majority. For the first time in 15 years they will be the party in power on election day, an advantage almost as formidable in Japan as in Mexico, Chicago or Rumania...
...morning of the state banquet the usually genial Baron angrily denied the rumor that he intended resigning from politics. Forgetting the caution he was wont to observe on account of a weak heart, the elderly soldier waxed in vehemence. "A soldier never deserts! I will stand by Seiyukai and I will defy my enemies, whoever they...
Snatched of its leader, muddied by its vice president, a depressed and disorganized Seiyukai made desperate efforts to mend itself for the impending national elections in January...
Died. Baron Giichi Tanaka, 66, onetime (1927-29) Japanese Prime Minister, leader of the Seiyukai (Conservative) Party; at Tokyo; of angina pectoris...