Koki Hirota waves after becoming Japanese Prime Minister in 1936, guarded by two soldiers. Hirota succeeded Makoto Saito following the latter's death in the coup d'état. [Photo/Sina]
The Japanese people at the grass roots were struggling due to an economic crisis and a poor harvest Between the Manchurian Incident (Sept. 18, 1931) and the Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937).
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