Hatanaka, Shiizaki and Captain Shigetarō Uehara (of the Air Force Academy) went to the office of Lt. General Takeshi Mori to ask him to join the coup.
Hatanaka, Shiizaki og kaptajn Shigetarō Uehara (fra flyvevåbnets akademi) tog til generalløjtnant Takeshi Moris kontor for at bede ham om at slutte sig til kuppet.