May 15 incident
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The May 15 incident was an attempted coup d'état in the Empire of Japan, on May 15, 1932, launched by reactionary elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy, aided by cadets in the Imperial Japanese Army
Shūmei Ōkawa
Chaplin (third from right) and Sumo wrestlers around the time of the incident
February 26 incident
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The February 26 incident, also known as the 2–26 incident, was an attempted coup d'état in the Empire of Japan on 26 February 1936. It was organized by a group of young Imperial Japanese Army officers
May 15 incident
…May 15 incident further eroded the rule of law and the power of the democratic government in Japan to confront the military. Indirectly, it led to the February 26 incident and the increasing rise of Japanese militarism. The incident is discussed at length in Season 2, Episode 5 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex…
Sadao Araki, leader of the Kōdōha
Rebels outside the Prime Minister's Residence during the February 26 Incident.
Yasuhide Kurihara leading the Rebellion Army
Takahashi Korekiyo