Japanese experts inspect the scene of the alleged railway sabotage on South Manchurian Railway that led to the Mukden Incident and the Japanese occupation of Manchuria.

A Fake Bombing, A Real Invasion

Radical officers staged the Manchurian Incident and seized Manchuria without permission, leading to Manchukuo and withdrawal from the League of Nations.

History of Japan — When the Military Took the Wheel

Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder of the Kamakura shogunate in 1192. This was the first military government in which the shogun with the samurai were the de facto rulers of Japan.

Killing Politics

Prime Minister Inukai was assassinated; a failed coup soon followed, and parties were folded into the Imperial Rule Assistance Association.

History of Japan — When the Military Took the Wheel

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