Word: okada
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Japanese Navy went so far as to land marines in Tokyo and throw them in a protective cordon about the residence of Mr. Keisuke Okada, not because he rated this attention as Premier of Japan but because the Navy considers him one of its own as a retired Japanese Admiral...
...Japanese Samurai who inherits the fanatical feudal duty of dying willingly in case of need to save his superior. It was not clear this week, and it may never be clear, exactly how this most amazing mistaken-identity-murder occurred, but it did become clear that Premier Okada secreted himself first in a steel cabinet and later among kitchen wenches...
...simple Buddhist funeral was next held for "Premier Okada," who ventured out and actually attended it, masquerading as his brother-in-law, "Colonel Matsuo." The corpse was reverently interred, and the only thing which might have given the show away was that the Emperor, who by this time knew the amazing truth, did not send the customary condolences and imperial presents for the Dead. This omission went unnoticed...
Unshaven and haggard was Premier Okada when he at last turned himself over to his astounded valet and was shaved, decked out as an Admiral with all his medals, and drove to the Palace to prostrate himself before the Emperor and humbly voice "my sincere regrets." It was not that the Premier regretted his sensational escape but that in Japan, when things get as far out of hand as they had last week, it is supposed that the Son of Heaven has been inconvenienced or disturbed and officials of the Empire are supposed to regret this. They may regret...
Significantly the need for a "next Premier," which arose when Premier Okada was believed to be dead, survived his reappearance from among the scullery maids. The great Army, Navy and Air Force leaders, who frankly despise Japanese politicians and businessmen, assumed that a new Cabinet is indicated-with themselves more strongly represented than ever before. Everyone else assumed that a new Cabinet is indicated. Any notion that Premier Okada. having barely escaped assassination, should superintend the prosecution, conviction and execution of the clean young Boys was far from Japanese thoughts...