Shimeikai - Shimeikai

Japanese: 紫溟会 - しめいかい

A nationalist political party in Kumamoto during the Freedom and People's Rights period. The party's name comes from the sea of Chikushi. Through the planning of Inoue Tsuyoshi and others, the party was formed in September 1881, centered around Sasa Tomofusa, and based on the samurai-dominated School Party. It advocated "supporting a constitutional government under the wings of the Imperial Family, and thereby expanding national power." Initially, the party tried to unite the Soaisha and Jitsugakuto parties, but the Soaisha did not participate, and the Jitsugakuto had to withdraw two months later (later the two parties formed the Kyushu Kaishinto, a democratic public debate party). In 1882, the party established the Seiseiko School and launched the Shimei Magazine.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

自由民権期の熊本の国権主義政党。会名は筑紫の海にちなむ。井上毅らの画策により，1881年9月佐々友房を中心に士族主体の学校党を母体として結成された。〈皇室ヲ翼戴シ立憲ノ政体ヲ賛立シ以テ国権ヲ拡張ス〉などを主張。当初，相愛社や実学党の糾合が策されたが，相愛社は不参加，実学党も2ヵ月後に脱退しなければならなかった(のち両党は民権主義の公議政党である九州改進党を結成)。82年済々黌を設立し《紫溟雑誌》を創刊。

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