Question: The Japanese military officer Kenji Hatanaka conspired to prevent the broadcast of the surrender of this emperor who passed away a few decades later and was succeeded by whom?
Sentence (from "Kenji Hatanaka"): Major Kenji Hatanaka (畑中 健二 , Hatanaka Kenji ) (28 March 1912 – 15 August 1945) was a Japanese military officer and one of the chief conspirators in the Kyūjō incident, a plot to seize the Imperial Palace and to prevent the broadcast of Emperor Hirohito's surrender speech to mark the end of World War II.
Relevant evidence: Yes