Kokumin Dōmei 国民同盟 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Adachi Kenzō |
| Founders | Adachi Kenzō Seigo Nakano Akira Kazami |
| Founded | 22 December 1932 (1932-12-22) |
| Dissolved | 26 July 1940 (1940-07-26) |
| Preceded by | Kakushintō Rikken Minseitō (factions) |
| Merged into | Imperial Rule Assistance Association |
| Headquarters | Tokyo City |
| Ideology | Fascism[1] Dirigisme[1] |
| Political position | Far-right |

Kokumin Dōmei (国民同盟,National Citizens' Alliance) was aJapanese fascistpolitical party in Japan active in the 1930s.
In 1931,Home MinisterAdachi Kenzō of theRikken Minseitō ("Constitutional Democratic Party") spoke out strongly in support of theImperial Japanese Army’s unauthorized incursions intoManchuria and against the diplomatic policies pursued byKijūrō Shidehara. He was expelled fromRikken Minseitō. Joining together withNakano Seigō,Akira Kazami, and others, Adachi formed the right-wing partyKokumin Dōmei in December 1932
Kokumin Dōmei advocated for adirigiste economy with government control of strategic industries and financial institutions, and the creation of a Japan-Manchukuo economic union.
The new party consisted mainly of defectors fromMinseitō, and had an original strength of 32 seats in theDiet of Japan. In 1934, it demanded an inquiry into theTeijin Incident in an effort to bring down the cabinet ofPrime MinisterSaitō Makoto.[2] However, in 1935, many members returned to theMinseitō fold. In 1936, Nakano left the party to formTōhōkai the following year, and Kazami joinedFumimaro Konoe’s think tank, theShōwa Kenkyūkai. In the1937 General Election, the party's strength fell from 32 seats to 11 seats.
In June 1940,Kokumin Dōmei was merged into theImperial Rule Assistance Association, and thereafter ceased to exist.
| Election year | Votes | Seats | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | |||
| 1936 | 421,632 | 3.79% | 15 / 466 | |
| 1937 | 281,834 | 2.76% | 11 / 466 | |