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The Rikken Dōshikai (立憲同志会 Constitutional Association of Friends ) was a political party active in the Empire of Japan in the early years of the 20th century. It was also known as simply the Dōshikai.Founded by Prime Minister Katsura Tarō on February 7 1913 the Rikken Dōshikai largely served to support his cabinet against criticism by the Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Inukai Tsuyoshi and Ozaki Yukio which held a majority of the seats in the Lower House of the Diet of Japan at the time.
