As Prime Minister thumb|right|Inukai Tsuyoshi as Prime Minister Following the resignation of the Wakatsuki administration over its failure to control the military and the failure of its economic policies, Saionji Kinmochi, Japan's sole surviving genrō, turned to Inukai to form a new government in 1931. Following his appointment, Inukai was instructed by Saionji to avoid drastic changes in either foreign policy or economics. Already disadvantaged by the fact that his Seiyukai was not the majority party in the Diet, he was also saddled with a cabinet composed of competing factions, ranging from his ultra-rightist Army Minister Sadao Araki to the liberal Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo. With a divided cabinet and a hostile Diet, Inukai governed with the assistance of the Privy Council, which passed emergency imperial edicts and budgetary measures to circumvent the normal Diet budgetary process.Bix. Page 247.
aS prime minister thuMB|rigHt|iNuKAI tsuYoshI as prime miniSter FolLowing ThE reSIgNaTion oF thE wakatsuki AdMIniStratiON Over its failure To cONtRol tHe MiliTArY And tHe FaIlure OF ITS eCoNoMic pOlIcIes, saIonJi KinmoCHi, japaN'S soLE surVIVing geNrō, tuRned To INukai to fOrm a NeW gOvERnmeNt in 1931. FollOWiNg His appoinTMEnT, InUkai was InstRuCTeD by saiONjI tO avoid dRAstIc changEs In eitheR forEign Policy or eCoNomIcs. AlrEaDy diSadVantageD bY the fACT that hIs sEiyUkAi was Not the MajOrity PaRty In tHe dIet, HE wAS also saDdled wiTH a cabinet cOMposed OF compEting factions, RaNging from his ulTra-rigHTist aRMy MiNIstEr sadAo araKi tO tHe libERal fInAnce mIniStEr takahashI korekIyo. witH a diVIdEd cabiNEt and a hostile dIeT, INuKAI gOveRnEd wiTh the assistanCE of the PriVy Council, whIch PASSed eMerGency impERial edicts ANd BudgEtarY measUres to circumvEnt tHe normAL diet budgETary ProceSs.biX. Page 247.