Japanese military attachés in foreign service

List of Japanese military attachés in foreign service

Austria

• Hisaichi Terauchi:- Assistant Military Attaché, Austria, December 1911
• Tomoyuki Yamashita:- Military Attaché (LtCol), Austria—and Hungary, concurrently February 1927

Sweden

• Tetsuzan Nagata:- Military Attaché, Sweden, June 1921

Belgium

• Yuitsu Tsuchiachi:- Military Attaché, France—and, concurrently, Belgium, August 1937

Denmark

• Tetsuzan Nagata:- Language Officer, Denmark, June 1915;

England

• Masaharu Homma:- Resident Officer, also military student, England, August 1918 (and served as observer with British forces in France)
• Hitoshi Imamura:- Assistant Military Attaché, England, October 1918
• Ando Rikichi:- Resident Officer, England, January 1919
• Shizuichi Tanaka:- Resident officer, England, March 1919
• Seiichi Kita:- Resident Officer, England, September 1927
• Torashirō Kawabe:- Member, Japanese Delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930
• Shigenori Kuroda:- Resident Officer, England, January 1922

France

• Keisuke Fujie:- Assistant Military Attaché, France, August 1917
• Naruhihiko Higashikuni:- Resident Officer, France, studying military tactics, April 1920
• Kanji Nishihara:- Resident Officer, France, February 1926
• Korechika Anami:- official duty, France, August 1927
• Ishiro Shichida:- Resident Officer, France, May 1931
• Takushiro Hattori:- Resident Officer, France, June 1934; observer, Italo-Ethiopian War, October 1935
• Yuitsu Tsuchiachi:- Military Attaché, France—and, concurrently, Belgium, August 1937

Germany

• Toshizō Nishio:- Language Officer, Germany, August 1912
• Tetsuzan Nagata:- Language Officer, Germany, October 1913
• Hideki Tōjō:- official duty, Germany, July 1921;
• Yoshio Kozuki:- Language Officer, Germany, November 1921
• Heitarō Kimura:- Resident Officer, Germany, January 1922
• Kenzo Kitano:- Resident Officer, Germany, September 1922
• Kanji Ishiwara:- Language Officer, Germany, July 1922
• Takeo Yasuda:- Resident Officer, Germany, January 1922;
• Mitsuo Nakazawa:- Resident Officer, Germany, July 1923;
• Sōsaku Suzuki:- Resident Officer, Germany, March 1923
• Isamu Yokoyama:- Resident Officer, Germany (Major), August 1924
• Takuma Shimoyama:- Resident Officer, Germany, March 1925
• Masakazu Kawabe:- Military Attaché Germany, August 1929
• Kioji Tominaga:- official duty, Germany, December 1935
• Hiroshi Ōshima:- stationed in Berlin as Military Attaché working for alliance between Japan and Nazi Germany (Anti-Comintern Pact, 1937; Tripartite Alliance, 1940); Ambassador to Germany, 1940
• Kitsuju Ayabe:- Member, Military Observer Mission to Germany and Italy (under LtGen Yamashita), December 1940-July 1941

Italy

• Shigetarō Shimada:- Assistant Naval Attaché Italy, August 1936; Naval Attaché, same country, December 1917

Switzerland

• Masakazu Kawabe:- Resident Officer, Switzerland, April 1918,
• Hideki Tōjō:- official duty, Switzerland, August 1919,
• Yoshijirō Umezu:- Military Attaché, Switzerland, November 1919
• Kioji Tominaga:- Member, Japanese Delegation to General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, December 1931
• Kanji Ishiwara:- Member, Japanese Delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932
• Keisuke Fujie:- member of Japanese Delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, August 1931

Hungary

• Tomoyuki Yamashita:- Military Attaché (LtCol), Austria—and Hungary, concurrently February 1927

Poland

• Kiichiro Higuchi:- Military Attaché, Japanese Legation, Poland, May 1925
• Harukichi Hyakutake:- Resident Officer, Poland, December 1925
• Okikatsu Arao:- Assistant Military Attaché Poland, March 1936
• Masataka Yamawaki:-Military Attaché to Warsaw 1934–1935

Soviet Union

• Sadao Araki:- Language Officer, Russia, November 1909; Military Attaché, Russia, May 1913
• Mitsumasa Yonai:- Resident Naval Officer, Russia, 1915
• Kioji Tominaga:- Assistant Military Attaché, USSR, December 1928
• Torashirō Kawabe:- Resident Officer,Riga,Latvia(studying Soviet military affairs), January 1926, Military Attaché, U.S.S.R., February 1932 April 1934
• Saburo Hayashi:- Served in Soviet Union during 1938 as a language officer,later in 1939 was Assistant Military Attaché in Moscow.
• Michitake Yamaoka:- Military Attaché to the Soviet Union (1940–1943)

Canada

• Tadamichi Kuribayashi:- Military Attaché, Canada, April 1930

United States

• Tadamichi Kuribayashi:- Resident Officer, United States, September 1927
• Kumaichi Teramoto:- Assistant Military Attaché, United States, December 1928
• Hisakazu Tanaka:- Language Officer, United States
• Shuizuichi Tanaka:- Military Attaché, United States, May 1932
• Joichiro Sanada:- Official duty, United States, September 1936-September 1937
• Masafumi Yamauchi:Military Attaché to USA 1938–1939
• Hideo Iwakuro: special Duty, United States, 1941

Manchukuo

• Otosaburo Yano:- Japanese Military Attaché,Hsinking,Manchukuo
• Tadashi Hanaya:- (Head) Japanese Military Attaché,Hsinking,Manchukuo
• Shun Akifusa:- (Head) Harbin Military Attaché Mission,Manchukuo

Mexico

• Shizuichi Tanaka:- Military Attaché, Mexico, May 1926

Turkey

• Jo Iimura:- Military Attaché, Turkey, January 1930;
• Kingoro Hashimoto:- Attaché duty, Japanese Embassy, Turkey

India

• Gen Sugiyama:- Military Attaché India, February 1915
• Masaharu Homma:- Resident Officer, India, August 1922
• Hitoshi Imamura:- Resident Officer, India, April 1927
• Rikichi Andō:- Military Attaché, India, August 1925
• Hideyoshi Obata:- Resident officer, India, November 1937
• Shigenori Kuroda:- Military Attaché, India, August 1935

China

• Shigeru Honjō:-Military Attaché to China
• Seiichi Kita:- Resident Officer, China, February 1921, Resident Officer, China, May 1927
• Kenji Doihara:- official duty, China, December 1922
• Teiichi Suzuki:- Assistant Military Attaché, China, December 1929
• Yuitsu Tsuchiachi:- concurrently Military Attaché, China, December 1940

Philippines

• Gen Sugiyama:- official duty, Philippines, February 1912
• Masafumi Yamauchi:Official tor to the Philippines 1934–1935

Singapore

• Gen Sugiyama:- official duty, Singapore, October 1912

Military attaches in Diplomatic missions

Concurrent Mission to Europe

• Shizuo Yokoyama:- official duty, Europe, September 1934
• Joichiro Sanada:- official duty, Europe, September 1936-September 1937
• Hitoshi Imamura:- official duty, Europe, August 1920
• Shunroku Hata:- official duty, Europe, December
• Kenji Doihara:- official duty, Europe, May 1921
• Rikichi Andō:- official duty, Europe, September 1921

Assistant to Peace Conference February 1919

• Jo Iimura:- member, Plenipotentiary's Suite, Peace Conference, February 1919
• Shunroku Hata: member, Plenipotentiary's Suite, Peace Conference, February 1919

Assistant to Mission to League of Nations,1920-23

• Heisuke Yanagawa:-Member of the Japanese Military Mission to League of Nations during 1920-23 period

Assistant to London Conference 1929-May 30

• Heitarō Kimura: Member, Japanese Delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930

Assistant to General Disarmament Conference,Geneva 1931-32

• Keisuke Fujie: member of Japanese Delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, August 1931
• Kioji Tominaga: Member, Japanese Delegation to General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, December 1931
• Kanji Ishiwara: Member, Japanese Delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932

Assistant to Ho-Umezu Agreement June 1935

• Yoshihiro Umezu: Commanding General, China Garrison Army, March 1934 (Ho-Umezu Agreement, June 1935);

Member in Yamashita s Mission to Europe(Germany and Italy),December 1940-July 1941

• Kitsuju Ayabe: Member, Military Observer Lt Gen Yamashita's diplomatic mission to Germany and Italy in December 1940 - July 1941

Special Military Attaché in Germany

• Kazuo Otani: Special Military Attaché in Germany, official representative for buying armaments, also heavy supporter and liaison with the Nazis

Army attaché in Matsuoka's mission to Europe and Russia

• Yatsuji Nagai: Army attaché in Matsuoka's Diplomatic Mission to Europe and Russia

Army diplomatic support to Washington diplomatic mission

• Hideo Iwakuro: Army Foreign Affairs officer, provided diplomatic support to the Washington mission

Special aide to Nomura Mission to Washington

• Kaname Wakasugi: special aide to Nomura Mission to Washington