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Imperial Rule Assistance Political Association

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Imperial Rule Assistance Political Association
翼賛政治会
Founded20 May 1942
Dissolved30 March 1945
National affiliationImperial Rule Assistance Association

The Imperial Rule Assistance Political Association (翼賛政治会, Yokusan seijikai), abbreviated to Yokuseikai or IRAPA, was the policymaking body set up within the Imperial Rule Assistance Association for the purpose of liaising between the IRAA and the National Diet, and consisted of a joint caucus of members of both the House of Representatives and the House of Peers. The IRAPA existed between 20 May 1942 and 30 March 1945, when the IRAA collapsed amid political infighting that attended the drastically worsening war situation.

In Japanese history, the Imperial Rule Assistance Political Association established the "one country, one party" system.

List of presidents of the IRAPA

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President Notes
1 Nobuyuki Abe Former Prime Minister, Army General (in reserve)
2 Seizō Kobayashi Former Governor-General of Taiwan, Navy Admiral (in reserve)

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