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Statement of Ishimura (420, 9 May 47) Around May 1945 heard from Sato of KIU. Sato was going to see Ishiyama, he said, about American flyers to be used at KIU, but Sato said he could not give her reason. Ishimura met Ishiyama at Western Army Headquarters after war when he came to see Sato, but Sato had gone to KIU to meet Ishiyama. Sato told her that Ishiyama had done a good thing for the country, that the flyers died at the hospital, that experimental operations were performed on the chest, abdomen and head at KIU. |
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Statement of Sato (420, 26 Apr. 47) After war, Jinnaka, Ishiyama, and Sato discussed concealment of KIU, Sato said that the army was covering by the Hiroshima story. About 20 May 1945 (?) Sato told Yokoyama that he would say the he gave Ishiyama permission to give Prisoners to KIU if.secret disclosed to protect position of army rather than KIU using Ishiyama's name. |
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Statement of Miki Was present when Ishiyama and other professors performed 3 operations on Allied Prisoners of War, Ishiyama, Hirao, Torisu and doctors in charge of their own patients did most of the operating. Ishiyama usually performed the most serious operations. Ishiyama during working hours very strict, off duty very nice. Ishiyama only person present when Miki entered autopsy room prior to first operation in May 1945. There were two operating tables straight inline. Miki went out to get what was left on cart, came back and began getting instruments ready. Shortly after Komori, Senba, and possibly Torisu came in. Ishiyama stood there during this time,waiting. After American PW brought in, Suyama, Manabe, and Miki began talking about leaving because they thought something was wrong. Ishiyama came over, said everything was all right, that they should stay and help. Group around operating table: SUYAMA 0 0 MANABE HIRAO 0 0 MIKI KOMORI 0 0 ISHIYAMA 0 unknown 0 army officer Ishiyama did the surgical work. 2nd operation was about 4-5 days after first. Ishiyama cut on one side of body, removed 2-3 ribs, removed one entire lung. The artery to the lung was tied off before the lung was removed; the entire incision sewed again. 10 minutes later Ishiyama reopened incision, untied the cords that tied off the artery that had been cut. Miki passed the tools and thread to Ishiyama when he resutured wound, . ' with help of Suyama. Ishiyama Statement of Miki -2- Miki doesn't know why Ishiyama reopened incision and untied artery cord. The surgery had been good— only reason she can give is that he wanted to kill Prisoners, since he could not live if artery untied. Miki heard Ishiyama tell Senba to use sea water on this man, just be fore lung taken out. After Ishiyama finished on first Prisoner he watched Komori on 2nd Prisoner. By the time Miki got there, Ishiyama had taken over, was holding patient's heart. Then Miki heard Ishiyama say that he wanted to see how soon a heart wound would have to be sewed up to keep a man from bleeding to death. Miki handed instruments to Ishiyama, knew he had made a cut in the heart, which didn't bleed too much, Prisoner seemed alright, Ishiyama sewed up cut immediately, washed his hands, About 7 days later - brain operation. Ishiyama, Komori, Torisu, and Hirao came in, then an American and 2 soldiers. Ishiyama performed operation, doesn't recall assistance. The instrument used to drain;off blood from operating area (after scalp removed and hole drilled in skull) not there, so Ishiyama stopped operation and sewed scalp flap in place. |
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Statement of Nakashima About end of Dec. 45 or early Jan. 46, Nakashima advised Ishiyama to resign if there were such vivisection operations so as not cause trodble to KIU. Ishiyama stated that he haddone nothing wrong, that he would do nothing to cause trouble for University, that there was nothing to worry about, that he would bear complete responsiblity. Nakashina then told him that if there was a slightest truth to the rumor, he should quit, whereupon Ishiyama became very angry, said not to worry. Jinnaka told Nakashina that he also advised Ishiyama to resign about that time, but he refused. 1-2 weeks subsequent to Jinnaka receiving anonymous letter, Ishiyama brought an anonymous letter to Jinnaka's office which had been sent him. The 3rd letter said that Ishiyama's methods were too feudalistic, that if he did not revise this, they would let the incident be known in which the Prisoners were operated on. Since Hirao was the assistant professor in the Ishiyama clinic and also Nakashima's son in law, Nakashima asked him about it, but he merely stated that Nakashima had nothing to sorry about. Goto, Ishiyama, Misao, and Nakshima went to Tokyo for meetings at the Medical Bureau. 2nd time, in May 45 they were told about treatment of Japanese in event of invasion. |