Control Faction

…War II headed the so-called Control Faction of the Japanese army, a group that stressed the development of new weapons and opposed the rightist “Imperial Way” faction, which emphasized increased indoctrination of troops with ultranationalist ideology. Ugaki’s faction was in control of the military most of the time between 1920…

…whereas the dominant Tōseiha (Control) faction emphasized the importance of modernization along with self-discipline.