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| | Japan and Emperor Hirohito to 1936 |
 | | Succeeding Hamaguchi was Reijiro Wakatsuki, also of the Democratic Party, who feared more violence from the Right, especially violence aimed at him. |
 | | The Emperor ordered the army chief of staff to prevent the expansion of "the Manchurian incident," but later that same day Prime Minister Wakatsuki reported to the emperor that the cabinet had no alternative but to approve the move of reinforcements from Korea because the transfer of reinforcements was already under way. |
 | | The Japanese overran the cities of Chinchow on December 28, and, advancing along the coast, on January 4, 1932, it reached the town of Shanhaikwan, where the Great Wall meets the sea. |
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