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Shukyū-ha (守旧派 or 守舊派, lit. "Old Guard") refers to the power and idea of existing traditional values or systems in opposition to any reform movement.

In Chinese history, when the Hundred Days' Reform movement broke out, those who supported it were referred to as 洋務派, and those who opposed it were referred to as 守旧派. In Korean history, those who opposed 開化派, who insisted on independence and modernization from the Qing Dynasty, were called 守旧派.

Translation

守旧 commonly translates to "conservative" or "reactionary". However, it doesn't have exactly the same meaning as 保守 (lit. "conservative") or 反動 (lit. "reactionary"); 守旧 focuses more on maintaining the stubbornly defending the status quo. 派 can be translated as "faction" or "group".

In Japanese politics

In Chinese or Korean politics, 守旧 may mean "ultraconservative" depending on the context, but in Japan, "shukyū" or "Shukyū-ha" is not usually translated as "ultraconservative", as right-wing nationalists/conservatives are also used to criticize politicians who oppose the Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution.

Shukyū hoshu

In Japanese politics, there is also the term Shukyū hoshu (守旧保守), which has the opposite meaning to Kaikaku hoshu (改革保守, lit. "reformist conservative").

Junichiro Koizumi, the former prime minister (2001 – 2006), was called kaikaku hoshi because he pushed for neoliberal reforms, unlike shukyū hoshiu, which has a traditional bureaucratic nature.

See also

• Negative campaigning – Shukyū-ha is often not used in a positive context, and can be used to blame certain conservatives.

Notes

1. shǒujiù pài in Chinese, and sugupa (수구파) in Korean

References

1. "開化派（読み）カイカハ". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
2. "守旧派". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
3. "守旧 (守舊): shǒu jiù". ChinesePod. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
4. "守旧". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
5. "수구(守舊)". Naver Dictionary (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
6. 大井赤亥 (2019-10-31). "改革保守とポピュリズムが出会った「小泉劇場」". 論座. The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
7. 大井赤亥 (2019-08-28). "戦後革新の終焉と「新しい保守」の誕生". 論座. The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
8. 大井赤亥 (2019-10-31). "改革保守とポピュリズムが出会った「小泉劇場」". 論座. The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2020-06-12.

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