1) Elder statesmen of Japan 2) Japanese elder statesman
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The institution of genrō originated with the traditional council of elders (Rōjū) common in the Edo period; however, the term genrō appears to have been coined by a newspaper only in 1892. The term is sometimes confused with the Genrōin (Chamber of Elders), a legislative body which existed from 1875–1890; however, the genrō were not relate...
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(`principal elders`), extraconstitutional oligarchy that dominated the Japanese government from the promulgation of the Meiji Constitution (1889) to ... [1 related articles]
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