Word: swords
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Hodo is "The Way of the Perfect Emperor" and War Minister Araki would put sword to his taut, flat stomach rather than doubt for a single instant the utter perfection of the "Son of Heaven," bespectacled Emperor Hirohito. Ergo the deeds of the Japanese Army, done exclusively in His Majesty's divine name, must be just, right and essentially merciful deeds...
...Tare Desuka ("Who's Who")* when Japan's doddering "Old Fox," Premier Ki Inukai, 77, made him War Minister (TIME, Dec. 21, 1931). Since then, in Lieut.-General Araki's opinion, events have followed the Divine pattern. Last week the Japanese Army, symbolizing the Imperial Sword, was striking the last blows needed to round out Japan's imperial scheme of things in Manchuria, striking to possess the last province not yet taken, the Province of Jehol...
...young Captain Araki buckled on his heavy Samurai sword, set off to fight Russia with the First Infantry Brigade and fairly crowed with triumph when Japan captured Port Arthur and Southern Manchuria a second time, taking over Russia's "lease" and also the southern half of Russia's oil-rich island Sakhalin...
...Foreign Powers that, in effect, the U. S. would not recognize conquest by force. The U. S. became the last obstacle in the Divine Emperor's way. But in the mind of Sadao Araki there is just one means (to date highly successful) to overcome obstacles: the sword of the Samurai...
Cautiously the British District Magistrate, supported by armed native police, advanced to reason with the sword & arrow men. Twang! went an arrow, killed a policeman. Opening fire the police killed three tribesmen, wounded four, arrested 16, drove the rest out of town...