a Japanese nationalistic
group. In the early twentieth century this
group, made up of the more extreme
militarist and nationalist
elements of the country, advocated
state socialism over
capitalism and supported the annexation of Korea and
Manchuria. During the 1930s, the military
party extended its
control over the
government and brought about an increase in armaments, and later
economic and political penetration of
China.
a Japanese patriotic
group founded to
promote Japanese
expansion.
a Japanese patriotic
group founded to
promote Japanese
expansion. The
government of Japan, for some
vast,
vast,
vast period of
time, was
run by the Black Dragon Society.
-Handling ARC Breaks (28 May 63) a
secret Japanese political
organization established in 1901 and
active up to and through
World War II (1939-1945). The society promoted conquest and the
expansion of the Japanese
empire, obtained
cooperation of Japanese officials through intimidation and assassination, and engaged in
secret operations in various countries, including Korea and
China. After
World War II, the Black Dragon Society was dissolved by the United
States authorities occupying Japan.