Years of service 1926 - 1936 Name Asaichi Isobe | Rank Lieutenant | |
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Born 1 April 1905
Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture ( 1905-04-01 ) Died August 19, 1937, Tokyo, Japan | ||
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Army | ||
Asaichi Isobe (磯部 浅一, Isobe Asaichi, 1 April 1905 – 19 August 1937) was a Japanese former Imperial Japanese Army officer who was one of the leaders of the February 26th Incident, a coup d'etat attempt by young officers of the Imperial Way Faction.
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Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Isobe graduated from the 38th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and rose to the rank of lieutenant. He was suspended in 1934 for being involved in plans for a coup d'etat, and then discharged from the Army in 1935 when he published an incendiary pamphlet during his suspension. As a civilian, he was a leader in the February 26th Incident and was executed for his involvement.
The diary and letters which Isobe wrote in prison were published after World War II. In the letters, Isobe severely criticized Japanese authorities and Emperor Hirohito. The Japanese novelist, Yukio Mishima, extolled the letters of Isobe.