Japan Socialist Party (1906)


Japan Socialist Party was the first legal socialist party in the Empire of Japan. One year after its foundation on February 24, 1906, the party was banned by the Japanese government on February 22, 1907.
The party was founded from the merger of the former "Japan Socialist Party" led by Sakai Toshihiko and the "Nihon Heimin-tō" led by, where it was agreed upon to name the new party as "Japan Socialist Party".
Some Chinese Marxists, like, were also influenced by this party.