WHO'S WHO IN JAPAN

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Publication Date: May 25, 1945
• Content Type: REPORT

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SpeciRl Report
/WO I S WHO IN JAPAN: MAY 25, 19145,
(Revision of F.Rdi o Report Noy 66)
STAT,
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O ECTIMTS AND INSERTIONS ,
Page 18. Director of Bank of Japan - remove Seiichi YANAGIDA
and insert Seijiro YANAGIDA
Page 19. Vice President of Bank of Korea -- remove Kiyoshi $)SHINO
and insert Kiyo ji xSHIDTO.
Page 21. Vice Chief of Tokai-HokuriktiDistrict Munitions Superintendence
Office ..-, remove I,t, Gen, Tasuk OKA1 at*,..ixtserj.. Lt. Gen. > . L
Yoshitaaco SB.KAGUCHI:
Page 23. Insert Noboru TOSEKI as Procurator of Tokro District Criminal Court.
Page, 35. Nanking Ambassador to Japan -- remove CHAT CHI-01M and insert
LIEN YU, who succeeds.TSAI PEI.
Page 42. Chief of the General Affai.rs Section of the National Economic
ouncil remove Chujiro 'SAGAWARA and insert Chujiro SUGA+PARd.
Page 53. 'Domsi Political Correspondents and Comnentators, Shanghai -- remove
Ichiro ?,J.ATATE and insert 1,04ro IWPTATE..
Page 68. Generals on Active List -- remove OKA.ITRA, Yasujiro and insert
OKAiijURA, Yasuji.
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642( MAY 25 , 1945
TABLE QF COME i
Page Number
I. THEIiPERIALFIYILY ~ ~ - - - - ~ _ --- -------- -- (1)
II. THE IMP I A L HOUSEHOLD - -
A . - (1)
A. The Office of the Privy Seal. --------------
(1)
B. The Imperial Household Ministry -- - - - - - _ _ - - -
(l)
C. slides-de-Camp to the Emperor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (3)
TIT. TH GOFER `EITT
A6 The Supreme Council for the Direction of the War - - - - - - (3)
B. The Cabinet -------? ----------------- (3)
1. The General Planning Bureau ------__-_-_- (4)
2. The Cabinet Advisory Board - - - - - _ - _ _ - - _ (5)
3. Cabinet Bureaus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (5)
P. The Legislation Bureau - - - - - - - - - - - - - (5)
b. The Board of Information - - - - - (5)
c. The Board. of Communications ------_-__ (6)
C. The Joint Driving Council - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (6)
D. The Privy Council _______________ ----- (6)
E. The House of Peers -_ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - (71
F. The House of Representatives - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)
G. The Elder Statesmen --- _ - ------------ ---_ (g)
H. The Committee for Post-war Plans -., - - - _ _ - - - - _ ? (8)
To Wartime Commodity Price Investigation Council - - - - (g)
J. The I.9inistriee-- -------------- (9)
1. The WarMinistry ----- , - ------__---_ (9)
2. The l+Tavyi:?inistry ---------------,~__ (9)
3. The Foreign Ministry - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ - _ - - - - (10)
A. Japanese Embassies & Legations in Neutral
Countries - - - - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - (11)
b. i10utral Embassies & Legations in Japan -- - - r (12)
4, The Homeb'Tinistry _______________-__ (13)
a. ThePolice --- ------- (13)
b. (Civilian) Air.Defense General Headouarters ' - - (13)
c. Governors ---------------'---- (14)
(1) 'Prefectural Governors
(2) Governors General,
The Finance Ministry - - - _ _ _ (17)
a Banks - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ (19)
?6.. TheMMunitionsMinistry ---__ ---_-._ - (20)
7. The Justice Ministry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (22)
no LaV Courts ---------___ - _ - _
9. The Education Ministry - -, - _ _ - _ - _ _ _ (23)
99 The Agriculture & Commerce Ministry (25)
10. The Transportation Ministry (26)
a. Shipping-- , - ----------------- (27)
b, Ra.ilwnys ----------------- -- (28)
co Airways -------------------- (28).
do Radio&Telegraph ------___------ (28).
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11. The Welfare Ministry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12. The Greater East Asia Ministry,- - - - - - - - - - -
P. Japanese Embassies & Legations in "Greater
East Asia" ----------- ----
b. "Greater East Asia" Embassies & Legations
in Japan- -------- -----
IV. CI,TILIAN VOLUNTEER C0-RPS - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -
V. POLITICAL ORGILVIZATIONS ----------- ---------
a. The Japan Political Association - - - - - - -
b. Society for the Defense of the Fatherland - -
c. Society of House of Representatives Members
of the IRA Young Men's Corps - - - - - -
V I . NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
V I I. IITTER1TATI O V A L ASSOCIATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
VIII . I~TDTTS TRY - _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
IX. R ,IGION - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
X. PROPA GAITDA & PRESS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
XI. THE A P.'ED FORCES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A. The Impetta1 Headquarters - - - -.- - - - - - - - - -
B. Joint Army &Navy Org^ns --------- ------
1. The Board of Field. Marshals & Fleet Admirals - - - -
2. The Supreme War Council - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3. Inspectorate General of Marine Transportation r - -
C. The Army --- _ ---- _ - --------------
1. The Army General Staff -----_----__
2. The Army Commands -----------------
3. Inspectorates General - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4. Military Education - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
.5. Army Headquarters - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 . Army Air Force - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7. Commanders in Chief ----------------
JAPAN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
a. Regional Commanders - - - - - - --- - - - -
b. Commanders of Divisions - - - - - _ _ - - - -
c. Commanders of Regiments -
d. Korean Army - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
M A N C H U R I A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
C H I N A P E G I O N S - - - - - - - - - - - - ?- - - - - -
g. Field Marshals on the Active List - - - - -
3, Generals on the Active List ------------
10. Lieutenant Generals Assumed to be on the Active
List ------------ -- ----
(2g)
(30)
(31)
(35)
(36)
(37)
(37)
(34)
(3d).
(3g)
(45) ..~
(47)
(50)
(51)
(56)
(56)
(56)
(56)
(56)
(57)
(57) ?
(57)
(5g) ..)
(58)
(5g)
(60)
(61)
(62)
(62)
(62)
(63)
(64)
(66)
(67)
(67)
(67)
(67)
(6g)
(68)
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The Navy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (74)
1. The Naval General Staff - - - - - - - - - - - - - (74)
2. The Department of Nava.lMducation -------- (75)
3. Naval Headquarters --- -- - - - - - - - (15)
14. The Fleet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (16)
5. Naval 3ases & Naval Defense Districts - - - - - - (77)
6. Commanders of Naval Arsenals - - - - - - - - - - (78)
7. The Combined Air Force of the Navy - - - - - - - (78)
8. Fleet Admiralp in Active Service - - - - - - - - (78)
9. Admirals in Active Ser vie4 (79)
10. Vice Admirals Assumed to -wain 4~cotl" service (79)
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF-iVM--- - -
-------------------- (83)
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D, The Navy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (74)
1, The Nava.]. Generpl Staff - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - (74)
2. The Department of Naval Education - - - _ _ _ _ _ (75)
3, Naval He,-, uarters --..__ _~_ -- - - - - - - (75)
1+. The Fleet - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - (76)
5. Naval 3a.ses & Naval Defense Districts - - - - - - (77)
6. Commanders of Naval Arsenals - - - - - - _ _ _ _ (78)
7. The Combined Air Force of the Navy - - - _ _ - - (78)
8. Fleet Admiral-, in Active Service - - - - - - - (78)
9. Admirals in Acti-ft Service - ?, _ _ - - - - - (78)
10. Vice Admirals Assumed to us in j' etivv 3ervlce (79)
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF-"'WBS -- (93)
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THE REIGNING SOV ' SIGN:
THE~,,~'S5k r.,;
The Crown 'Prince:
The ;Emperor t s `Bbothers;:
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;,AOU$TH0LD
~~.. THE'OFTICE_ Q:c THT PRIVY S,:itL (Naidai,in: fu)
Lord Reaper Of the- ~rivy Seals ::ar~ule ` cichi KIDO
B. THE L~':EW-L HJt dOI IILI Si , (B44-004
iiirister:
Vice 21nister:
Director of the-Peerage Bureau:
,The Edam 9f Chamberiaius (Ji jushoksa:):
I'iinist6rial Secretary:
Grand Chau~oerlaln: r
Vice Grand Chamberlain:
Chamberlains:
Count Se I takes HISt, ATSi1
*Aimasa I4I
Hidetstme' MI DE
,Count 'Kinfugji- imOMeiQHI
ep u~TSUDAIRA
H.IH6 PjfbS#, Tom.
H. T . H .' Prince Yasuld tO . C iiCHIBtT
marrlea Set. uko :ATM IRA
H.T.H. Prince, obu ito'UWi 'SU
marrieG. Yi?luko TOKt"
H. I. E . Prim. Takahito i !IKASA
married Yu=!= T U' I
exna ttsusUke SHIRA1
Viscount ' mitomo r SHi 1I
Kwraji r OJ U
lidm. Hisanori F[kJITA
Count Qsanaga Ka11RWI
Torahik r`r. AZUi I
*Masats'u ki-X TO '
Kuraji O
Nageald OKAB71
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P'ast~e,s of Ceremo~eias:
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Prince `Tile IWA
*Shigencbu IW tURr,
tit Toahho
* Yoshi TISHhti
raaci_,4?; {K,yuchu Kaionlsan?j :
* aneta1o JII
Vise ., Be j ra Kt1',,~tAS i?;
*Laren Shiro 4BUMA
* Iasa i i' a 3.4TQ
Taraabur4;:.k
"Viso t 'I mitau - I IY d
Grand. ,stbr of Ri tuals :
fliasttiri of Rituals.
Pri a :. cllzhi ca ATO
Count 3 in 'uji i' 1i &aa,
brun't' Shigetsura?'lwX'AT,
sc~-,ems
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TOIM"A
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*Nactateu `,LA 's'
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*YViscaoiint Naganari OG.4UWAA-
'*TM sac 04,
* 1 emara SATO
ME zaburo SIMI
*Naota tsu ICI.L
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Prince Kind taro- W=
Viscount Nobutoyo SNI Y.AL4i
Viscount Tadayasu Sr'
,Count Kimiosa SfI'r1ZUI X
1,Sarqu.t .fl'aciataka, . i
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Peers' Schools:
President o`f the Peers I School:.
Katsunoshin Yr KAX, SHI
President of the, Peeress' I School: Tesshin SHI ATli
C. AIDES-DE-Ct1iIP TO Trig' OR (Ji ju Buk n) :
Chief i ilitary' ide-de-Cam: Gen. S;igeru H.iStJ TtJiii'
I'iilitary .,.ddhs-de-Camp; Lt. Gen, Tadayoshi K'NO
Lt. Gen. Fumio TStJBOSHIMM:4
Col. Baron i,rimitsu You-16GxTA
Vice :dm. Toshihisa 1QLIvit. A
Naval aidds--de-Camp: Capt . Jisaburo & .TO
Commander Shin jiro- I -IiiI
III: T.H G?'OV RNT
A. THE SUPRZ-r COUNCIL FUR THE DIR 'CTION. Or TH^ `9ilR (Saa ko Senso Shido Kaigi)
(l4embers will comprise high officers of the nrgr & the Navy & Cabinet -kinisters.'
B-. THE C i:,IV7,T
Premier:
.Adm. Kantaro SUZUKI (retired
Minister of '"Jar: Gen. Korechika I
,inister of Navy: ~,dm. 11tsumasa YONAI'
Unister of Foreign i'fairs: Shigenori TCGO
1?iinister of Home lLffairs: Genki G
Minister of Finance: Toyosalu HIROS
Iinister of i.unitions : ..adm, Teijiro TOYOIl . (retired)
Minister of Justice: Hirorm sa .ISM L.
Uniste r of T ducation: Kozo Mi.
UniSter of agriculture & Commerce; Tadaatsu ISJIGURO
?linister of. Trans] ortation: Naoto HIYl,ia
Ninister of 'Ie].fare: Tadahiko Ok,D,A
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Minister of Greater t'ast Asia .affairs: Shigcnori TOGO (conc.)
Ministers without Portfalio: Vice .:dm, iiasazo S I:OiJJI (retire4)
I rogoro S ;I
Hiroshi SHIM .-Ma
Lt. Can. Fijiharu i;SUI (retired)
Chief Secretary of the Cabinet: Hisatsune S 'I Oi.IZU
1. THE G,i~.R,,I, .PL{s~iTTN_,~U (Sogo Keikaku Tsyoku)
(directly under the Premier)
President:
Chief of lst Division:
Chief of 2nd Division:
Chief of 3rd Division:
It. Gen. Tsukizo aKIN.LGA
Re i sake i tTSUD I
Tokuyya iitJ
Shoji SUG.iii'a
Chief of Wartime Commodity Price
Division (Senji Zukka bu):
Councilors:
Ciryo AMO
Shinken EGUCHI
Kota HOKrTSU
Shinichi YLL' -I:,URii
.ad.visers :.
Ikutaro idTDO
Pyozo ,IS.,,110
Saburo CEI.I;
Kaneo HIRL,ILiL.
~Iasajiro
i~lasayoshi KIi. J a
Keizo NAGA
(I tsuo) FUKt 4
Takahiko Kra ^L-S II? i
Tomio iiUTO
i Iotoki. S."TO
Shintaro Tri%u.~SHI
Sannojo 1L K.JJ utui
Shinjiro 11X. ii0
Takeo NCDli
Tadayoshi (Churyo) O :L,.
I,iasa ji SAITO
Kikuzo ~ifxlTilt1.
Sadaji. (Teiji) YABE
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2. FITS, C)BT1T?T ADVISORY BOARD (Naikaku Kotndn)
(&t.visere with Shinnin rank)
Yo shi suke AIKtAWA
Ryozo AS,12TO
Aiichiro FUJIYAYA
Viscount Taknmasa HfCHIJO
Yoshiaki HATTA
Masaji INOUYE
Chuzo IW TA
Taketora OGATA
Gen. Sanenobu ONO
Setsuzo SAWADA
Kotaro SENGOKU
Juichi TSUSHINMA..
Vice Adr. Saburo YASU)'I (retired)
CABINET BURF.AUS
b. The Board of Information (Joho-kyoku):
Presii?.ent: Chokuyo 1,+RASE
a. The Legislation Bureau (Hosei--kyoku):
President;
Vice Presi,eent:
Spokesman:
Deputy Spokeama,n:
Chief of 1st Division-
Vice Vice Chief:
1st Section:
2nd Section:
Chief of 2nd. Division:
on:
1st Section-:
2nd Section:
3rd, Section:
Publication Office:
4th Section:
Chief of 3rd Division:
lot Section:
2nd Section:
President's Secretari''t:
Chief of Secretaripl Section;
Members of Investieption Office;
Comdr. Sa.ijiro FURUHASHI
Hiroshi SHIYOMURA
Tetsuo JJISATOP'NI ~ '
Sadao IGUCHI
Katsuo OKAZAKI
Maj. -Gen. ,Shuitsu MATSUMURA
Rear Adm. Etsuzo KURIHARA
Capt. Goro TAKASE
Col. Katsumi SASAKI
KATO
Tadao HI SAI
Shi Pet Aka. YAMAGI SHI
Kos'ku TERAMOTO
Shinkyo SHI?ONO
Ntrunochj. TANAKA
Sadao IGUCHI
Yuzo ISONO
Kokugi~NEGISHIV
Atsuyssu FUKUDA
Capt. Ketsuyp SATO
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Lt.. Cal, MArIrnPs^ 8'17PFAGAYA
Tomio _Iu O
Kiwao O I4U-I::ci
Councilors:
iyoshiro ,I-MO
Inosuke FURUNO
Shigeru H le i.
Tsurukichi I:' ~U~1 ik
Takejiro OT 1TI
c. Board
President:
Vice President:
Directors of ureaus:
General .(fairs (Sornu
Business (Gyomu)
Tokisaburo SHIOBATL--
Takeji KOB.Y.SHI
Takeji KOB,,.Y. HI
Corp:iunications Supervision
(Tsushin Kantoka):
Electronics (Dempa):
Savings & Insurance (Chokin Hoken):
"kira 'LiCHM L
.Tokisaburo SHI0B R.n (conc.)
Hironari (Kobyo) YOS-iID .
Junichi N Lu,IURAL
Emergency Gonmmications Headquarters (Hijo Tsushin Hombu) :
Chief: Tokisaburc SHIOitb.
Superintendent: Takeji KOB4YSHI
C.. THE JOR POLICY JOmc DRIVL''G CQMMIL (Juyo Shisaku Sogo Suishin Kaigi)
('e'stablished aov. 2S, 19~+, to take over matters decided by the Supreme
Council for the Direction of the ':Tar and by the Cabinet which are in
need of joint driving. ,.t the center of the Council is Lt. Gen. Tsukizo
A=,Ga., President of the General Planning Bureau. Constituent mem-
bers are Heads of the Bureaus of the Ministries.)
D. TH^ PRIVY COUNCIL (Sumitsu in)
President:. Baron Kiichiro HIR;dtTiJ;a
Vice President Toou (Cho) SHUIIZU
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Trkcrji PTA'
Maj. Gen. Nakao Y.,i iGI
Hiroshi SHINIONEL
rata SUGIH.tBi.
Shingoro TALLI S'_~3I
Tok i chi T UXL
Yasu j i UEi IURt .
of Comrunications (Teishin-in)
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Chief Secretary:
privy Councilors!
Prince. Ynbuhitn dF'IC'"IBU
I1.I,II.1 Prince Nobuhit'n TAKAMATSU
H.I.H. I riuce Takahito NIKASA
*Eigo FUK4-J
*Htro ji FU -Gcuil
Seinosuke P-10111lDTO
*Rai zaburo H