"In the 8th year of the Showa era (1933), Japan sent troops to Manchuria, broke away from the League of Nations, and was unprecedentedly isolated internationally. The domestic economy was in decline, and people were uneasy. At that time, the army was divided into two factions: the "Imperial Way" and the "Tongzhi" faction. The Imperial Way faction believed that the emperor had become a puppet of corrupt ministers and was ignorant of the suffering of the people and the safety of the country. therefore..."