Prime Minister of JapanThe prime minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣, Naikaku Sōri Daijin; Japanese pronunciation:) is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. The prime minister also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Japan Self Defence Forces.
TōseihaThe Tōseiha or Control Faction (統制派) was an informal political faction in the Imperial Japanese Army active in the 1920s and 1930s. The term Tōseiha was not a self-designated name; it was a pejorative label coined by their rivals in the revolutionary Kōdōha (Imperial Way Faction) to describe the generally conservativeofficers who opposed the Kōdōha spiritual radicalism and aggressive anti-modernization ideals, and instead favoring maintaining Japanese imperialism under the rule of military law and prioritizing military modernization and industrialization with the existing state bureaucracy and Zaibatsu to prepare for total war.
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Military attachéA military attaché or defence attaché (DA), sometimes known as a "military diplomat", is an official responsible for military matters within a diplomatic mission, typically an embassy. They are usually high-ranking members of the armed forces who retain their commission while being accorded full diplomatic status and immunity.
World War IIGlobal conflict from 1939 to 1945BelligerentsAlliesAxisCommanders and leadersMain Allied leaders: Joseph StalinFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillChiang Kai-shekMain Axis leaders: Adolf HitlerHirohitoBenito MussoliniCasualties and losses 60–75 million deaths (military and civilian) World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Imperial Japanese ArmyThe Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan from 1871 to 1945. It played a central role in Japan's rapid modernization during the Meiji period, fought in numerous conflicts including the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and World War II, and became a dominant force in Japanese politics.
Imperial Japanese Army AcademyThe Imperial Japanese Army Academy (陸軍士官学校, Rikugun Shikan Gakkō) was the principal officer's training school for the Imperial Japanese Army. The programme consisted of a junior course for graduates of local army cadet schools and for those who had completed four years of middle school, and a senior course for officer candidates.
SamuraiProfessional warrior class in JapanThe mounted archer represented the quintessential samurai.The samurai (侍) were members of the professional warrior class in pre-industrialJapan, who served as retainers to the lords. These men came from warrior families and trained from a young age in military arts through private instruction.
KōjimachiKōjimachi (麹町 or 麴町) is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo. HistoryPrior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the area was known as Kōjimura (糀村). The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō. In 1878, the Kōjimachi area became , a ward of the city of Tokyo. In 1934 and 1938, the addressing system along the Koshu-Kaido was reorganized, creating the 6 chomes subdivision for Kōjimachi that are still used.
Chief of staffChief of staff (or head of staff) is a leadership title with different meanings in civilian and military organizations. In civilian government organizations and businesses, a chief of staff is a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president or leader of a large organization.
State violenceState violence is the use of force, intimidation, or oppression by a government against its citizens. State violence can happen through law enforcement or military force, as well as through other branches of government and bureaucracy. State violence is often justified by regimes under the pretext of maintaining law and order. FormsState sponsored genocideGenocide generally involves the direct mass killing of members of a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
Weimar RepublicGerman state from 1918 to 1933Today part ofGermanyPolandRussiaLithuaniaNetherlandsAlthough the Weimar Republic was effectively dissolved in 1933, its constitution was not formally abolished, meaning the Weimar Republic de jure lasted until 1945, when the Berlin Declaration formally abolished it.The coat of arms of the Weimar Republic shown above is the version used before 1928; after 1928, it was changed to the model by Karl-Tobias Schwab, which is the same model that was readopted in 1950.The flag of Nazi Germany shown above is the version introduced after the fall of the Weimar Republic in 1933 and used until 1935, when it was replaced by the swastika flag, similar, but not the same as the flag of the Nazi Party that had already been used since 1933 as a mandatory party flag along with the tricolour national flag (see also: Flag of Nazi Germany).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.