Kōichi Kido
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Marquess Kōichi Kido was a Japanese statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan from 1940 to 1945, and was the closest advisor to emperor Hirohito throughout World War II. He was co
Kido in c. 1940
Takamasa Kido, father of Kōichi Kido
Kido at the Tokyo Tribunal, 1947
Kyūjō incident
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The Kyūjō incident was an attempted military coup d'état in the Empire of Japan at the end of the Second World War. It happened on the night of 14–15 August 1945, just before the announcement of Japan
Kōichi Kido
…personal speech in order to ensure that all civilians and soldiers would cease fighting. He was one of the principal targets for assassination during the Kyūjō Incident in the final days of the war. Kido was not only the chief advisor to the emperor; he was a major liaison between the emperor and the government, and a…
Major Kenji Hatanaka, leader of the coup
Hirohito (r. 1926–1989), Emperor of Japan
General Korechika Anami, War Minister, a key member of the army high command whom the plotters tried to win over
Former headquarters of the Imperial Guards