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
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
Takeshi Mori (commander)
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Takeshi Mori was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He commanded the First Imperial Guards Division at the very end of World War II, and was killed by Major Kenji Hatanaka during the
Kyūjō incident
…Staff Office of the Ministry of War of Japan and many from the Imperial Guard to stop the move to surrender. The officers murdered Lieutenant General Takeshi Mori of the First Imperial Guards Division and attempted to counterfeit an order to the effect of permitting their occupation of the Tokyo Imperial Palace…
Mori Takeshi