Yasuhira Kiyohara

Yasuhira Kiyohara (14 January 1914 – 7 April 2001) (married name Yasuhira Yukawa) was a Japanese second lieutenant of the Imperial army who was sentenced to indefinite imprisonment for directing a mob in the February 26 Incident of 1936. He belonged to the 3rd company, 3rd Infantry Regiment. He was given amnesty in December 1941.

Life

He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1914. After amnesty, he became the president of an airplane company. After the war, he was engaged in various enterprises related to Korea since he was acquainted with Korean President Park Chung-hee.

Attempted Coup d'état (February 26 Incident)

The February 26 incident was an attempted coup d'état in Japan, from February 26 to 29, 1936, carried out by 1,483 troops of the Imperial Japanese army who believed that those around Emperor Hirohito were morally corrupt. Several leading politicians were killed, and the center of Tokyo was briefly occupied by the rebelling troops. The coup, however, was a failure, being rejected by the strong will of Emperor Hirohito.