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Japan's modern history begins with an assassination, but in modern society, political assassinations often do not have a significant impact, at least not to change the country's policies.
Emperor Meiji still had to rely on others when he ascended the throne, and even after the Meiji Restoration, he could not do it alone. As the saying goes, "a few nails can be made with iron", and only by relying on the strength of the team can he truly stabilize his position.
Changing the system is the way out, and fancy clothes are not enough to change the status quo. What was once a "Warrior of the Emperor's Empire" was now transformed into a "Restorationist", which was then transformed into a new zaibatsu and old feudal lords, such as the Choshu Domain and the Satsuma Domain, and further developed into the Japanese army and navy warlords.
At the same time, the most influential politicians in the Meiji Restoration became politicians of a new generation of political parties.
Hirobumi Ito, who was a representative of the era of the young disgrunt, played a transitional role between feudal lords and politicians. The struggle between the factions has become increasingly fierce, and the balance has often been shaky.
The Navy Minister was assassinated after becoming Prime Minister, and the new Prime Minister had to move closer to the Army again. Similarly, after the assassination of the leaders of political parties, factions, and chaebols, the political situation may change drastically.
Gonbei Yamamoto served as Prime Minister of Japan, but fortunately he was not assassinated, but because the corruption was exposed**. As a result, both the 515 and 226 events had a significant impact on him and his party.
The contradictions between Japan's army and navy can be said to be unique, and the fall of one person could bring about a major change in the entire situation and national policy. Special mention of the "515 incident" needs to be mentioned here.
After the Meiji Restoration, the initial form of political power in Japan was the feudal lords, but with the realization of industrialization, the zaibatsu began to appear, and some feudal lords also divided into political parties.
Hirobumi Ito is one such figure. After the chaebol power grows, some people and political parties are combined, which is also the normal political situation in countries around the world.
The originator of the famous warlord in Japanese history - Yama Prefecture Aritomo, but no matter where the political party comes from, as long as it confronts the feudal forces and the warlords who came out of the feudal forces, it will be in danger.
The tense situation in Europe and the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution in China during the reign of Emperor Taisho led to the fact that during his reign, Saionji adopted a foreign policy of suppressing the feudal bureaucracy, rectifying the administration and finances, and suppressing the imperialist nature, thus deepening the contradictions with the feudal bureaucracy.
In order to protect the constitution, the warlords used their influence to wage endless struggles, causing strong resentment among the intellectuals and working class in Japan.
Although Meiji** retained many feudal remnants, under the influence of Western culture, Japan developed steadily, with rapid economic growth and unprecedented prosperity in urban life, culture, art, and other aspects.
In addition, under the influence of the liberation movements of the world's colonies, various currents of thought have also emerged in Japan, such as liberalism, socialism, communism, non-socialism, women's liberation movements, and national political participation movements, which have made the atmosphere of freedom and democracy stronger and stronger.
During the Taisho Democracy, Japan ushered in a Western political model in which political parties were elected to the Diet, the majority of the Parliament formed a cabinet, and the prime minister was in charge of the country's major policies. However, Prime Minister Inukai was deeply outraged by the "918 Incident" and the military ministry's demand for the recognition of "Manchukuo", rejected this request and began negotiations with the Chinese Kuomintang through his own channels.
Inuyang Yi originally had a good relationship with the military, but his approach made the military department furious. In addition, Inuyoyi also advocated disarmament and limiting the armament budget to alleviate the economic crisis, which led the military department to denounce him for "violating the command authority."
On May 15, 1932 (Showa 7), a group of junior officers of the Young Zhuang faction of young young men of the Navy directly broke into the prime minister's official residence of Inu Yangyi. ”
Subsequently, Inu Yangyi was **, shot in the abdomen and in the head, and then died. Surprisingly, despite the fact that the assassination of the prime minister was a major crime, the coup soldiers used the slogan "Kill **" and interpreted Inukaiyi's policy of détente with China as a betrayal of Japan's rights and interests in the Tohoku region, making this act sound reasonable.
As a result, angry youths across Japan immediately took to the streets, demanding that these coup soldiers be spared and demonstrate. Eventually, the coup servicemen were given light sentences and were discharged shortly after.
This eerie atmosphere encouraged the latecomers, and soon after, a new coup d'état took place.
Discontent can get out of control at certain moments, as on February 26, 1936, when a group of junior Japanese officers led their men to launch a mutiny because they were dissatisfied with the social status quo, which was the "226 Mutiny".
In that mutiny, they *** minister, this is undoubtedly a big deal.
In the face of the mutinous soldiers who shouted the slogan "Respect the emperor and beg for traitors," despite the strange atmosphere, the Japanese military top brass still adopted a strategy of persuasion.
Although the emperor was under pressure and took drastic measures to quell the mutiny, it would have been for the emperor's fears that there might have been a ridiculous outcome. The biggest effect of the 226 Mutiny was that it scared the leaders of the political parties and the chaebols, realizing that they could not control these soldiers and that they might lose their lives one day.
But let them do it for now.
The Tojo gendarme was really powerful, and after he became prime minister, he succeeded in suppressing the influence of the army general. However, in World War II, the Tojo Cabinet under his leadership adopted a centralized fascist politics, effectively suppressing the power of the chaebols, politicians, and warlords, and maintaining a relatively stable situation with an iron fist.
After the end of World War II, Japan underwent tremendous changes.
The United States gave Japan a constitution after the war, and many of its basic principles and frameworks are based on the United States. This led to the disappearance of the warlords in Japan, and the zaibatsu suffered a major blow, with various organizations disbanded by the American occupation forces.
Although some remnant forces still exist, they can no longer become a force independently, and cannot play a role in the factions of warlords and political parties, and can only find their own ** people in the factions of political parties.
In this era, no matter who you are, you have to participate in the election, because Japan has entered the period of party politics. Although the Liberal Democratic Party still maintains a dominant situation, Shinzo, as a big man within the Liberal Democratic Party, can stabilize the situation of the entire Liberal Democratic Party.
Although he may not be prime minister, his behind-the-scenes manipulation is still very powerful. But, after all, he is no longer the only one who can maintain a fragile situation.
Although the death of a big man may lead to a re-polarization and recombination of factions within the Liberal Democratic Party and prompt a new round of reshuffle between Japan and cabinet officials, the overall political atmosphere in Japan is still under the control of the United States, constantly turning to the right and following the pace of the United States.
This external situation cannot be changed.
I'm the only real boss! Among the domestic political parties, with the exception of the Communist Party, no one can resist US pressure, let alone explicitly refuse to follow US policy.
Even a political strongman like ** relies heavily on the support of the United States for his power. Of course, his political background also played a role in this.
But once the power of the United States is against him, no matter how strong his political background is, it will be difficult for him to maintain his position.
You are an elder, and wise people always understand a simple truth: many Japanese prime ministers come from political families, but they are not willing to blindly follow the United States, but have adopted a policy friendly to China.
If we look through history, we will find that they did not have long tenures and their power was difficult to stabilize.
The Hatoyama family came from a famous family, but compared to the power of the United States, it still seems to be weak. **'s death did have a certain impact on Japan's political situation, but the impact was not as great as the outside world speculated.
The factions within the LDP are likely to reorganize their power and form a new political structure. Most importantly, however, Japan will continue to follow the United States in adopting a policy of containment against China on a global scale.
As for the Taiwan issue, Japan will adjust it according to the actions of the United States, either actively stirring up trouble or following it in a low-key manner.
Although this person's political background is not very deep, his image is very spiritual. Therefore, the death of ** is not actually a significant event. As for the assassination, it is clear that there is no deep political background either.