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Abstract
Earl H. Kinmonth
The Mouse that
Roared:
Saito Takao, Conservative Critic of Japan's "Holy War" in
China
On March 7, 1940, Saito Takao, a conservative Diet member
representing a rural constituency, was expelled from the Diet as
punishment for a speech he had given in the Diet on February 2, 1940,
criticizing Japan's "holy war" in China. Leading the push for Saito's
expulsion were numerous figures who later held top positions in the Nihon
Shakaito (Japan Socialist Party). By analyzing Saito's speech and the
movement to expel him, the essay attempts to provide a new perspective on
1930s militarism and the questions of who profited from it and who
supported it.
Volume 25, Number 2 (Summer 1999)
© 1999 Society
for Japanese Studies
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