Taishō democracy (Taisho Democracy) was a universal liberal and democratic trend across the political, economic, and cultural fields that began roughly after the Russo-Japanese War and continued until the end of the Taishō period in Japan. This is most evident in the field of politics, famously represented by the Taishō Democracy Movement (大正デモクラシー運動) and the establishment of the Seitō Naikaku System (政党内閣制), a representative democracy in which the party with a majority in parliament organizes the cabinet. The term "Taishō Democracy" has been widely used since the book "The History of Taishō Democracy (大正デモクラシー史, Taishō demokurashii Shi)" written by .