1932-05-15

May 15 Incident

TokyoTokyo · The assassination of Prime Minister Inukai by young naval officers and right-wing civilians weakened party government and increased military pressure.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Proclamation of Manchukuo
  2. Mongolian uprising of 1932
  3. Yun Bong-gil action at Hongkou Park
  4. May 15 IncidentCurrent record
  5. Jehol campaign
  6. Defense of the Great Wall
  7. Japan gives notice of League withdrawal
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Context

The May 15 Incident links continental expansion to the transformation of Japanese domestic politics.

Sources and media

National Diet Library and JACAR modern political-military records are the source lane.

Media

May 15 Incident newspaper extraVisual recordMay 15 Incident newspaper extraA Tokyo Asahi Shimbun extra reporting the attack on Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi.

Source Trail

ArchiveNational Diet Library · Modern Japan in ArchivesOpen sourcePrimary SourceJACAR · Japan Center for Asian Historical RecordsOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Tsuyoshi Inukai May 15 Incident Asahi Shimbun.pngOpen source