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Feb. 1936 military revolt in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - A group of young Imperial Japanese Army officers enter the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 1936, in an attempt to seize control of key locations, including the prime minister's residence, in the so-called 2.26 incident that started in the early morning of Feb. 26. The coup, conducted by a faction of officers within the Army who were dissatisfied with the government's perceived weakness and corruption, ended in failure.

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U.S.-TEXAS-DALLAS-AUTORAMA

(230220) -- DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An orange 1932 Ford and a red 1936 Ford car are on display at the 63rd AutoRama show in Dallas, Texas, the United States, Feb. 19, 2023. The event, held at the Dallas Market Hall, showcased hundreds of custom cars, classics, hot rods, trucks, motorcycles and race cars from Feb. 17 to 19. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua)

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Japan to open pre-WWII court-martial minutes to public

TOKYO, Japan - Some of the minutes of trials over an attempted coup in Japan on Feb. 26, 1936, are shown in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2014. The "2.26 Incident" files will be among court-martial documents during and before World War II to be opened to the public at the National Archives of Japan from next April.

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Police officers killed in 1936 attempted coup remembered

Members of the Metropolitan Police Department in charge of protecting VIPs offer silent prayers at a memorial hall in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2016, the 80th anniversary of the "2.26 Incident" in which five police officers with the same assignment were killed during an attempted coup by a group of young Japanese army officers that began on Feb. 26, 1936. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to open pre-WWII court-martial minutes to public

TOKYO, Japan - Some of the minutes of trials over an attempted coup in Japan on Feb. 26, 1936, are shown in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2014. The "2.26 Incident" files will be among court-martial documents during and before World War II to be opened to the public at the National Archives of Japan from next April. (Kyodo)

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Stamps to feature old Japanese automobiles

TOKYO, Japan - Stamps featuring old Datsun and Toyota automobiles will be issued Feb. 9 by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. The stamps are among a series on 20th century design. The two 50-yen stamps feature three cars -- two Datsuns manufactured in 1932 and a Toyota made in 1936. The three cars were the first mass-produced automobiles in Japan. Datsun was the forerunner of Nissan Motor Co.