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...[Control faction]]). Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aizawa of the [[Kodoha]] ([[Imperial Way faction]]) assassinated him in 1935. [[Sterling Seagrave|Sterling and Peggy Seagra

...ers felt they had encouraged them. He had long been sympathetic with the [[Imperial Way Faction]], and had clashed with Hirohito about it for ten years. <ref>{{citation

...r dedicated to the philosophy of kokutai and was central to the kodoha, or Imperial Way faction.<ref>{{citation

...rch for resources beyond Mongolia and China. Its supporters included the [[Imperial Way Faction]] and [[Kwangtung Army]], but not Emperor [[Hirohito]] and the bulk of the

...y patrons, such as then War Minister [[Sadao Araki]], also leader of the [[Imperial Way Faction]]. <ref>{{citation

...rational commander, but not always in political favor as a member of the [[Imperial Way Faction]]. While "Young Officers" of the [[Imperial Way Faction]] carried out the [[February 26, 1936 Incident]], Yamashita was not thought

While it drew initial support, especially from officers associated with the [[Imperial Way Faction]], Emperor [[Hirohito]] took a strong position against the rebels, even thr ...tent of making [[Sadao Araki]] the Prime Minister. Araki was head of the [[Imperial Way faction]].

...ist. His explanation was this limited the possibility of a return of the [[Imperial Way Faction]], but it was used by the Army to overthrow the 1940 Konoe government. <ref