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The last coup was quite a stretch. They hoped to stop the surrender by stopping the Emperor's message from being broadcast. Crazy. I suppose there were some co

• throw0101c 1y ago
  > The last coup was quite a stretch. Yes, but it still shows the mindset (of some) in the military. And military action against government wasn't a new thing in Japan either: > Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated by 11 young naval officers. The following trial and popular support of the Japanese population led to extremely light sentences for the assassins, strengthening the rising power of Japanese militarism and weakening democracy and the rule of law in the Empire of Japan. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15_incident * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_in_interwar_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_in_interwar_Japan