Japan’s Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sait%C5%8D_Makoto" class="extiw" title="en:Saitō Makoto">Makoto Saitō</a> (内大臣・<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E5%AF%A6" class="extiw" title="ja:齋藤實">齋藤實</a>, 1858–1936), visits his close friend, Finance Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahashi_Korekiyo" class="extiw" title="en:Takahashi Korekiyo">Korekiyo Takahashi</a> (<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E6%A9%8B%E6%98%AF%E6%B8%85" class="extiw" title="ja:高橋是清">高橋是清</a>, 1854–1936) at his official residence on 20 February 1936. Less than a week after this photograph was taken, both were assassinated by ultranationalistic Army officers in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_26_Incident" class="extiw" title="en:February 26 Incident">February 26 Incident</a> (<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%8C%E3%83%BB%E4%BA%8C%E5%85%AD%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6" class="extiw" title="ja:二・二六事件">二・二六事件</a>).
<i>Rekishi Shashin</i> April 1936 “February 26 Incident” special issue (『歴史写真』昭和十一年四月「帝都不祥事件特集」号)
1936-02-20
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