May 15 Incident court-martial

May 15 Incident court-martial

TOKYO, Japan, July 28 Kyodo - The Japanese Imperial Navy holds the first hearing for a court-martial of the young naval officers implicated in an attempted coup called the May 15 Incident at an office of the Navy's Yokosuka administrative district in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on July 24, 1933. The incident was launched by reactionary forces of the Navy, supported by cadets in the Imperial Japanese Army and civilian remnants of the ultranationalist League of Blood on May 15, 1932.

May 15 Incident court-martial

May 15 Incident court-martial

TOKYO, Japan, July 28 Kyodo - The Japanese Imperial Army holds the first hearing for a court-martial of the army officers implicated in an attempted coup called the May 15 Incident at an Army infantry division office in Tokyo on July 25, 1933. The incident was launched by reactionary forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy, supported by cadets in the Army and civilian remnants of the ultranationalist League of Blood on May 15, 1932.

Relief of late PM Inukai displayed in his hometown

Relief of late PM Inukai displayed in his hometown

OKAYAMA, Japan - A relief of former Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai, who was assassinated by junior navy officers in the May 15 incident of 1932, is put on display at the Inukai Bokudo Memorial Museum on Sept. 11, 2014, in his native city of Okayama, western Japan, following donation by a U.S. citizen.

Inukai’s letter concerning militarism discovered

Inukai’s letter concerning militarism discovered

OKAYAMA, Japan - A newly discovered letter, sent by Tsuyoshi Inukai, Japan窶冱 prime minister in 1931-1932, to a friend of his to express concern about the nation窶冱 rising militarism, discovered in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, is photographed on May 15, 2014.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips film (1939)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips film (1939)

Robert Donat & Greer Garson Characters: Mr. Chips & Katherine Film: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1932) Director: Sam Wood 15 May 1939 Date: 15 May 1939

Relief of late PM Inukai displayed in his hometown

Relief of late PM Inukai displayed in his hometown

OKAYAMA, Japan - A relief of former Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai, who was assassinated by junior navy officers in the May 15 incident of 1932, is put on display at the Inukai Bokudo Memorial Museum on Sept. 11, 2014, in his native city of Okayama, western Japan, following donation by a U.S. citizen. (Kyodo)