Who was the Imperial Japanese Army officer of the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945
Morihiro Higashikuni Morihiro Higashikuni (東久邇 盛厚 , "Higashikuni Morihiro" ) , formerly Prince Morihiro (盛厚王 , Morihiro Ō , 6 May 1917 – 1 February 1969) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a member of a cadet line of the Japanese imperial family and husband of the Emperor Hirohito's eldest daughter.
Sadao Araki Baron Sadao Araki (荒木 貞夫 , Araki Sadao , May 26, 1877 – November 2, 1966) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II. As one of the principal nationalist right-wing political theorists in the Empire of Japan, he was regarded as the leader of the radical faction within the politicized Imperial Japanese Army and served as Minister of War under Prime Minister Inukai. He later served as Minister of Education during the Konoe and Hiranuma administrations. After World War II, he was convicted of war crimes and given a life sentence.