Chapter 359 – The Army During the Political Season of 1934 (1)

In late June, the rainy season finally began later than usual. In other words, it had remained that much cooler. People were beginning to accept that there would be no dramatic turnaround brought on by rising summer temperatures.

Amid all this, the Seiyūkai began preparing for an election.

For a time, they had hesitated in the face of the looming poor harvest. However, the cities, along with the secondary and tertiary industries, were enjoying an economic boom said to be the strongest since the Great War. It seemed they had decided to capitalize on that momentum by holding an election before the harvest season and securing a victory while conditions were still favorable.

As for dealing with criticism from the farming population, their plan appeared to be winning support through an extensive package of crop failure relief measures. In a way, they had ended