Revolt in Japan —— The Young Officers and the February 26, 1936 Incident

----- 日本革命：青年官员和1936年2月26日事件

ISBN: 9780691619040 出版年：2015 页码：276 Shillony, Ben-Ami Princeton University Press

"revere the emperor, destroy the traitors"--armed with this slogan, on february 26, 1936. Rebellious japanese troops led by members of the young officers' movement seized the center of tokyo and murdered several prominent officials. The young officers wanted a "showa restoration" whereby political and economic power would be restored to the emperor and people. The privileged classes were to be abolished, wealth redistributed, and the state, rather than big business, was to control the economy. Although the rebellion was suppressed in four days, it dramatized ideological clashes and factional strife within the imperial army and the tensions between civil and military authorities. The incident still stirs emotions in japan and fascinates japanese writers; mishima yukio, the famous novelist who committed suicide by seppuku in 1970, was a great admirer of the young officers.