HARA-KIRI BY JAPANESE OFFICER
CONNECTED WITH REVOLT IN FEBRUARY.
(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.)
Tokyo, October 19.
Captain Wituru Tanaka, who supported though he did not participate in the February rebellion, committed hara-kiri, leaving a paper inscribed: “Banzai for Imperial Army, apologies and gratitude.” Captain Tanaka was not punished after the rebellion, but he was transferred from the Military Academy to the General Staff.
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Southland Times, Issue 23026, 21 October 1936, Page 5
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