; (14 January 1884 - 12 August 1935) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, famous as the victim of the Aizawa Incident of 1935. Nagata was born in Suwa city in Nagano Prefecture. He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in October 1904, and from the War College in November 1911. He served as military attaché to several Japanese embassies in Europe, including Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, …

Yen Hsi-shan, (8 October, 1883 – 22 July, 1960) was a Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China. Yen received his formal military training first in China and later at Imperial Japanese Army Academy. In Japan he became a member of Sun Yat-sen's Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui) and following the 1911 Xinhai Revolution he seized power in the province of Shanxi. Though a member of the Beiyang Army and affiliated with Duan Qirui, …

"'"', (24 November 1875-7 September 1953) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Governor-General of Korea, and 36th Prime Minister of Japan from 30 August 1939 to 16 January 1940.

Hong Sa-ik was a Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army, and the highest-ranking ethnic Korean in Japan to be charged with war crimes relating to the conduct of the Empire of Japan in World War II. A graduate of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Hong was placed in command of the Japanese camps holding Allied (primarily U.S. and Filipino) prisoners of war in the Philippines during the latter part of World War II.

(26 July 1879 - 10 May 1962), was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. A native of Fukushima prefecture and a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Hata served in the Russo-Japanese War. Sent as a military attaché to Germany in 1912, he stayed in Europe throughout World War I as a military observer. On his return to Japan, he was assigned to the strategic planning division of the Army General Staff, Inspector-General of Artillery Training, …

was a Japanese military officer in the Guandong Army. Seishiro Itagaki was born into a family that were former samurai retainers of the Nanbu clan of Morioka han. He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1904. He fought in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-05. He was the commanding officer of the 33rd Regiment in China. As a Japanese military officer in the Kwantung Army from 1929 to 1934, he planned the 1931 Mukden Incident along with Kanji Ishiwara.

Born in 1888, Heitaro Kimura graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1908, and from Army War College in 1916. In the late 1920's he was attached to the Inspectorate of Artillery and an instructor at the Field Artillery School. In 1929 he was attached to the General Staff and was a member of the Japanese Delegation to the London Disarmament Conference from 1929 to 1931. From 1931 to 1932 he commanded the 22nd Artillery Regiment, …

Baron (6 December 1856 – 8 November 1933) was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army. Born in Miyakonojo, Hyūga province (currently Miyazaki prefecture, Uehara’s father was a "samurai" of the Satsuma domain. After graduating from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1879, he was sent to France for studies on modern military techniques from 1881-1885. He later fought in the Russo-Japanese War, as a staff officer in the Japanese 4th Army commanded by his father-in-law, …

(1890-1960) was a Japanese general and served as Deputy Chief of Army General Staff within the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. He was also the younger brother of General Masakazu Kawabe. Born in Toyama prefecture, Kawabe entered the Imperial Japanese Army Academy graduating in 1912. After completing his studies at the Artillery and Engineers School in 1915, and later the Army War College in 1921, …

Yasuji Okamura (15 May, 1884 - 2 September, 1966) was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, and commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Army from November, 1944 to Japan's surrender on August 15. Okamura began his military career after graduating from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1904. From 1932 to 1933, he was the vice chief-of-staff of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army and Kantogun. In 1936, Okamura was promoted to lieutenant general, …

was the founder of the Takeda-no-miya ōke branch of Japanese Imperial Family.

Viscount, (27 May 1852 – 19 February 1919) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He is regarded as one of the founders of the Japanese Secret Intelligence Services, also known as the Kempeitai. Fukushima was born to a "samurai" family; his father was a retainer to the "daimyo" of Matsumoto, in Shinano Province (modern Nagano Prefecture).

Hatazō (Hotaze) Adachi was a Japanese General during World War II. Born in Ishikawa Prefecture, he graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1910 and from the Army War College in 1922. He was made a Colonel in 1934, and a Lieutenant-General in 1940, was chief of staff of the North China Area Army (Army group) from 1941-1942, commander of the 18th Army on Rabaul and the North coast of New Guinea from 1942-1945.

was a Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, and was implicated in the Nanjing Massacre. Tani was a native of Okayama Prefecture. He graduated from the 15th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and from the 24th class of the Army War College. He saw service during the Russo-Japanese War. Subsequently, he was posted to Great Britain as a military attaché from 1915-1918, …

(10 August 1874 – 5 December 1955) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor-General of Korea between 1936 and 1942. Born to an ex-"samurai" family in Hiji, Ōita Prefecture, he came to Tokyo as a boarding student, and was eventually accepted into the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. He was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the cavalry in 1895.

"'; (3 August 1902 – 14 June 1988) was the 7th (and final) head of line of "shinnōke" cadet branches of the Imperial Family of Japan. HIH Prince Kan'in Haruhito was the only son of Field Marshal Prince Kan'in Kotohito (1864-1945) and his consort, the former Sanjo Chieko (1872-1953). He married Ichijo Naoko"' (b.1908), daughter of Prince Ichijo Saneteru on 14 July 1926.

Baron (15 July 1868 – 27 July 1933) was Commander of the Kwangtung Army in 1933, Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo, and a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army. Born to an ex"-samurai" family from Saga Prefecture, after graduating from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, he served in the First Sino-Japanese War as a lieutenant in the infantry. After the war (and his promotion to captain) he was sent twice to Russia as a military attaché, …

Kim Suk-won (born Seoul, Korea, 29 September, 1893; died 6 August, 1978) was a major general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was the second-highest ranking ethnic Korean behind Hong Sa-ik. He went to Japan in 1909 for study, and entered the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1913. Following his 1915 graduation, he was assigned to the 617th Regiment, 4th division of the Imperial Army, based in Osaka. In 1917, he was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant.

was a Japanese author and academic. He was born in Okayama, to a family of sake brewers whose business later went bankrupt. His real name is Eizo Uchida (内田 栄造 "Uchida Eizo"). He became a pupil of Natsume Sōseki in 1911. He graduated from Tokyo University (Tokyo Imperial University) in 1914. He became professor of German at Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1916. He is the main subject of Akira Kurosawa's last film, "Madadayo".

Franz von Eckert was a German musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimi Ga Yo." Franz von Eckert was a native of Neurode, Silesia, Prussia, in what is now Nowa Ruda, Poland. He studied in the conservatories of Breslau and Dresden, and specialized in military music. He received an appointment to became bandmaster to the Kaiserliche Marine at Wilhelmshaven, where he caught the eye (or perhaps the ear?) of the Japanese government in 1879.

Hyotaro Kimura was a Japanese army officer who played a major, although comparatively little-known role in Japanese planning and policy before and during World War II. Kimura graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1908, and from Army War College in 1916, commissioned as an artillery officer. In the late 1920s he was attached to the Inspectorate of Artillery and an instructor at the Field Artillery School.

Sosaku Suzuki (1891-April 1945) was a Japanese general who served during Second Sino-Japanese War and the World War II. Born in Aichi prefecture, Suzuki graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1912. After leaving Army War College in 1921, he served as served as a resident officer in Germany from 1922 to 1925. Winning promotion to Major in 1927, Suzuki was assigned to the Army Ministry's Military Affairs Section the following year.

Baron ; (20 October 1853 - 29 August 1932) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and 6th Governor-General of Taiwan from 30 April 1915 to June 1918. He was also holder of the Order of the Golden Kite (3rd Degree). He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun (1st class with Paulownia Blossoms, Grand Cordon) posthumously. A native of Iida in Shinano Province (present-day Nagano Prefecture), …

Takeshi Sakurada was a Japanese general in World War II. He was part of the 25th graduating class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. From August 1925 to August 1928 he served as a staff officer in the Kwantung Army. During World War II, he commanded the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade of the 22nd Army as a major general. When the unit was disbanded in 1941 he was later promoted to lieutenant general and served in the region of southern Asia.