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Isamu Chō

Index Isamu Chō

was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army known for his support of ultranationalist politics and involvement in a number of attempted coup d'états in pre-World War II Japan. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 45 relations: Aide-de-camp, Army Ministry, Army War College (Japan), Battle of Nanking, Battle of Okinawa, Central China Area Army, Chief of staff, Commission (document), Coup d'état, Empire of Japan, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Garrison, Ikki Kita, Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Jirō Minami, Kōzaburō Tachibana, Kingoro Hashimoto, Kwantung Army, Lieutenant general, Manchukuo, March incident, Mitsuru Ushijima, Nanjing Massacre, October incident, Okinawa Prefecture, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, Sadao Araki, Sakurakai, Second Sino-Japanese War, Seppuku, Shanghai Expeditionary Army, Shūmei Ōkawa, Shuri Castle, Southeast Asia, Taiwan Army of Japan, Tōyama Mitsuru, Thirty-Second Army (Japan), Time (magazine), Totalitarianism, Ultranationalism, World War II, 10th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 26th Division (Imperial Japanese Army).

  2. Battle of Okinawa
  3. Imperial Japanese Army personnel killed in World War II
  4. Japanese fascists
  5. Japanese military personnel who died by suicide
  6. Military personnel from Fukuoka Prefecture
  7. Nanjing Massacre perpetrators
  8. Seppuku from Meiji period to present
  9. Suicides by sharp instrument in Japan

Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally "helper in the military camp") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state.

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Army Ministry

The, also known as the Ministry of War, was the cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan charged with the administrative affairs of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).

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Army War College (Japan)

The; Short form: of the Empire of Japan was founded in 1882 in Minato, Tokyo to modernize and Westernize the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Battle of Nanking

The Battle of Nanking (or Nanjing) was fought in early December 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of Nanjing (Nanking), the capital of the Republic of China.

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Battle of Okinawa

The, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Central China Area Army

The was an area army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Isamu Chō and Central China Area Army are Nanjing Massacre perpetrators.

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Chief of staff

The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president, or a senior military officer, or leader of a large organization.

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Commission (document)

A commission is a formal document issued to appoint a named person to high office or as a commissioned officer in a territory's armed forces.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.

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Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.

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Fukuoka

Fukuoka (福岡市) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.

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Garrison

A garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it.

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Ikki Kita

was a Japanese author, intellectual and political philosopher who was active in early Shōwa period Japan. Isamu Chō and Ikki Kita are Japanese fascists.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.

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Imperial Japanese Army Academy

The was the principal officer's training school for the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Jirō Minami

was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor-General of Korea between 1936 and 1942.

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Kōzaburō Tachibana

was a Japanese political activist and ultra-nationalist. Isamu Chō and Kōzaburō Tachibana are Japanese fascists.

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Kingoro Hashimoto

was a soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army and politician. Isamu Chō and Kingoro Hashimoto are Japanese fascists.

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Kwantung Army

The Kwantung Army (Japanese: 関東軍, Kantō-gun) was a general army of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1919 to 1945.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Manchukuo

Manchukuo was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China that existed from 1932 until its dissolution in 1945.

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March incident

The was an abortive coup d'état attempt in the Empire of Japan, in March 1931, launched by the radical Sakurakai secret society within the Imperial Japanese Army, aided by civilian ultranationalist groups.

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Mitsuru Ushijima

was a Japanese general who served during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Isamu Chō and Mitsuru Ushijima are 1945 suicides, battle of Okinawa, Imperial Japanese Army generals of World War II, Japanese military personnel who died by suicide, Nanjing Massacre perpetrators, Seppuku from Meiji period to present and suicides by sharp instrument in Japan.

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Nanjing Massacre

The Nanjing Massacre or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as Nanking) was the mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, immediately after the Battle of Nanking and the retreat of the National Revolutionary Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, by the Imperial Japanese Army.

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October incident

The, also known as the, was an abortive coup d'état attempt in the Empire of Japan on 21 October 1931, launched by the Sakurakai secret society within the Imperial Japanese Army, aided by civilian ultranationalist groups.

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Okinawa Prefecture

is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.

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Prince Yasuhiko Asaka

was the founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family and a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese invasion of China and the Second World War. Isamu Chō and Prince Yasuhiko Asaka are Imperial Japanese Army generals of World War II and Nanjing Massacre perpetrators.

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Sadao Araki

Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II. Isamu Chō and Sadao Araki are Imperial Japanese Army generals of World War II and Japanese fascists.

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Sakurakai

, was an ultranationalist secret society established by young officers within the Imperial Japanese Army in September 1930, with the goal of reorganizing the state along totalitarian militarist lines via a military coup d'état, if necessary.

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Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931.

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Seppuku

, also called, is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment.

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Shanghai Expeditionary Army

The was a corps-level ad hoc Japanese army in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Isamu Chō and Shanghai Expeditionary Army are Nanjing Massacre perpetrators.

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Shūmei Ōkawa

was a Japanese nationalist and Pan-Asianist writer, known for his publications on Japanese history, philosophy of religion, Indian philosophy, and colonialism. Isamu Chō and Shūmei Ōkawa are Japanese fascists.

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Shuri Castle

is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.

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Taiwan Army of Japan

The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army stationed on the island of Taiwan as a garrison force.

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Tōyama Mitsuru

was a Japanese far right and ultra nationalist politician who founded secret societies called Genyosha (Black Ocean Society) and Kokuryukai (Black Dragon Society).

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Thirty-Second Army (Japan)

The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final stages of World War II.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Totalitarianism

Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and controls the public sphere and the private sphere of society.

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Ultranationalism

Ultranationalism or extreme nationalism is an extreme form of nationalism in which a country asserts or maintains detrimental hegemony, supremacy, or other forms of control over other nations (usually through violent coercion) to pursue its specific interests.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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10th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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26th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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See also

Battle of Okinawa

Imperial Japanese Army personnel killed in World War II

Japanese fascists

Japanese military personnel who died by suicide

Military personnel from Fukuoka Prefecture

Nanjing Massacre perpetrators

Seppuku from Meiji period to present

Suicides by sharp instrument in Japan

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isamu_Chō

Also known as Cho Isamu, Isamu Cho.