What would have happened had Hirohito been assassinated in the Sakuradamon Incident?
The Japanese start treating the Koreans worse than the Chinese, which is...saying somethingWhat would have happened had Hirohito been assassinated in the Sakuradamon Incident?
Wikipedia said:Prince Higashikuni remained steadfast in his opposition to the war with the Allied powers, and was part of the conspiracy (with Prince Asaka, Prince Takamatsu, and former Prime Minister Konoe) which finally ousted Tōjō in July 1944 following the fall of Saipan to American forces. The American researchers with SCAP also found out that he had planned towards the end of the war to depose Hirohito, placing the minor Akihito on the throne instead, governing the country with himself as regent.
Yeah, this seems like a bad plan. A Korean nationalist killing the Emperor would enrage most of the Japanese population, and would do nothing to advance the cause of Korean decolonization.
Anyway, if Emperor Showa dies, who becomes the new Emperor? If it is Akihito (Heisei), he'll need a regent--he is still just a kid. It would be interesting if you could get Prince Higashikuni as the regent. He tried to set that up late in WWII, so he could end the war. If he becomes Regent, he might use what power he has to prevent the war against the western powers. Of course, he wasn't opposed to the war against China (he personally authorized the use of poison gas there), but it's better than nothing. Unfortunately, it could go the other way--you might see the militarists use the lack of any real power from a child Emperor to take even more power away from the civilian government.
Thanks for the info.Akihito wasn't born until December 1933 (so, conceived around March). Therefore, in January 1932, Hirohito has no crowned heir. I think Prince Chichibu becomes Emperor.
Yeah, in January 1932, Hirohito's successor is Prince Chichibu (Yasuhito).
@Enigmajones - In 1924, then-23-year-old Crown Prince Hirohito was not yet Emperor, as Emperor Taisho (Yoshihito) was still alive. Yasuhito would then become Crown Prince as the eldest living son of the Emperor.
But then, most people don't see that and think Prince Chichibu was some kind of fascist radical: he wasn't.
You seem to have concluded that vivisections mentioned were human vivisections: They weren't. All meetings with Ishii were done in Tokyo, where if any sort of human vivisection was done would have created not a too subtle outrage.Working together with a man that gives Josef Mengele a run for their money in the worst human ever department should be considered a radical in some fashion.