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Sentiment in Favor of Dry Japan Grows
In Tokio the drive for prohibition strengthens as temperance groups and missionaries bolster a national dry movement. The first Japanese temperance law passes amid a monarch’s restraint on alcohol, with U.S. and British aiding figures like Mme Kajiko Yajima shaping the movement since 1886. Japanese anti liquor leaders and the National Prohibition League push toward an absolutely dry nation, aided by notable figures and overseas supporters.
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Nuke N. Parry
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Tokio
Japan
Nippon
Empire
United States
Empire of
America
Kajiko Yajima
Yajima
Washington Arms Conference
National Women's Christian Temperance Union of Japan
Tamakichi Nakajima
Hampei Nagao
National Prohibition League