Nation Service Society

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The Nation Service Society was a state-run trade union organized in 1940 by the Japanese government. It was on the pattern of the contemporary "German Labour Front" state syndicate.

During the premiership of Fumimaro Konoye, radical militarists and civilian political servants, in line with the creation of right-socialists and militarists "Shogunate" government, ordered the dissolution of all democratic and populist organizations and parties, such as the Minseito and trades unions of the Japanese Workers Federation under Komachiki Matsuoka.

The Japanese establishment, decided to organize the "Nation Service Society" or "Society by Service at Nation for Industry" who started a "simple" trade union with government aid. Later this group was directly managed by the government.

The members of an official syndicate received some "rights" to participate in government meetings and public demonstrations under slogans such as:

  • "Expansion of industries"
  • "Workers at service of country"
  • "Propagation of Japanese spirit", etc.

The differences between Capital and work were reduced when workers were inspired in sacrifice spirit by the Throne. At the same time the establishment created another law, to guide industrial policies to armaments and munition manufacture. This organization later converted into another ideological wing to supporting the regime during the Pacific War period.

Government action to dissolve all democratic organisations opposed to official policies was acclaimed by Capitalists Clans as a great step ahead. As a result there was a return to the ancient feudal relation between sirs and subdits as industrialist and worker.

This was part of Fumimaro Konoye's "Revolution" thinking with the object of preparing the way to a Japanese Totalitarian state, (Military Shogunate), with its base in feudal relations.

In wartime all members of organizations were called to train and take up weapons for the defence of the nation, in Tonarigumi and Imperial Youth Corps nationalists groups.

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