Imperial Way Faction
1920s–1930s faction of the Japanese Army
Imperial Way Faction
The Kōdōha or Imperial Way Faction (Japanese: 皇道派) was a political faction in the Imperial Japanese Army active in the 1920s and 1930s. The Kōdōha was a traditionalist movement that envisioned a return to an idealized pre-Westernized Japan, promoting militaristic and aggressive imperialist ideals. Led by Generals Sadao Araki and Jinzaburō Masaki, the faction sought to establish a Shōwa Restoration by returning absolute power to the Emperor of Japan, purging the state of liberal politicians, bureaucrats, and industrial conglomerates (zaibatsu). The Kōdōha emphasized the "spiritual power" of the army over the rapid industrialization and material modernization of the Tōseiha, in an attempt to revive traditionalist Statist Shinto Japan in the form of Kokutai. It was supported by junior officers who sympathized with rural agrarian reform and loyalty to the Emperor. The radical Kōdōha rivaled the Tōseiha (Control Faction) for influence in the army with force, executing multiple assassination...
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