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| transcendental cabinet system - contained Ministers of the state the reported to the emperor, not the diet. |
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| Imperial household ministry (1889) |
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| Secretive. Gave the emperor an independent source of wealth (mostly land) ~9 million acres w/ ~8 mil income. |
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| Council established to "advise" the emperor. They advised the cabinet to make gov. policy. ~25 men appointed for life. |
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| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885) |
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| Office that handles all imperial documents, petitions to the emperor, etc. Also controls who has an audience with the emperor. Acted as a buffer between the emperor and the rest of the government. Becomes very important during the war. |
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| Separate from the minister of war. Created tension and infighting during the war. Struggle for power. |
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| Tosuiken - ??? part of the armed services. |
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| Upper house (appointed by gov.) aristocratic eligible men. ~400 members by the 1930s |
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| Lower house, completely elected body. ~300 members |
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| Powers and limitations of the diet |
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| in the early days, only ~1% of people could vote (wealthy male landowners) |
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| Servants of the emperor - cabinet, imperial household ministry, privy council, lord keeper of the privy seal, genro. |
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| General staff + right of supreme command (tosuiken) |
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