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 Inukai Tsuyoshi's leisurely drawing of his friends' bath

May 15, 1932, Tokyo's Navy young officers assaulted Primary Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi and killed him. This is later called the May 15 Incident. Inukai is Sun Yat-sen's close Japanese friend and had deep friendship with China. However, because he was to cline to peacefully settle the consequences of the September 18 Incident, fundamentalists of the soldiers hated him and assassinated him. From then on the Eagle Wing was even stronger in Japan, and eventually led to Great war. Regarding Inukai and Sun Yat-sen's relationship, you may refer to our research finding: Huang Tzu-chin, "Inukai Tsuyoshi and Sun Yat-sen's Revolutionary Movement-A Discussion on the Motivation behind Tsuyoshi's Assistance".

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