Domination By The Oligarchs
The opening of the Diet of Japan in November 1890 was marked by intense rivalry between the oligarchs, who reserved the right to appoint the Prime Minister and the members of the cabinets regardless of what the elected government wanted, and the political parties who were powerless because of their inability to unite and thus control the lower house. The Rikken KaishintÅ gradually lost support, and was overtaken by the pro-oligarch Kokumin Kyokai, until it was reformed as the ShimpotÅ in 1896.
None of the political parties, whether pro- or anti-oligarch, had any power in the House of Peers, nor did they have significant power in the countryside, as key local officials were appointed directly by the bureaucracy in Tokyo.
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