"Seven Mysteries of the Showa Monster" Masayasu Hosaka Price: ¥880 #MasayasuHosaka #Masayasu_Hosaka #Books #History/JapaneseHistory A leading researcher of Showa history delves into the mysteries left behind by Hideki Tojo, Kanji Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Inukai, Kazuko Watanabe, Ryuzo Sejima, and Shigeru Yoshida, based on accumulated research. The author states, "My mission is to connect the records and lessons from the early Showa period, from the reckless war to the tragic defeat, to the next generation." Through over 40 years of research on modern and contemporary history, he has obtained valuable testimonies from a total of 4,000 people. This book also introduces Mrs. Hideki Tojo; Sadao Akamatsu, a secretary; Kiyohisa Takagi, Ishihara Kanji's secretary; Tatsukuma Ushijima, the mastermind behind the Tojo assassination plot; Kazuko Watanabe, the daughter of Jotaro Watanabe, the Army Education Inspector General, who was murdered in the February 26th Incident; Michiko, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai; Ryuzo Sejima himself; and Kazuko Aso, the daughter of Shigeru Yoshida, among others. Based on their testimonies and unearthed historical materials, the author has written many biographies, and here he re-examines the "darkness of Showa" from historical facts that could not be included in those works. In particular, Kanji Ishihara, who has never been compiled into a single book, is presented here for the first time (originally published in "Sunday Mainichi").