Biographic Information and Statement Concerning Nishihara

Case
USA v. Kiyoharu Tomomori et al.
USA v. Kajuro Aihara et al.
Statement Title Biographic Information of Nishihara
Record Type Biography
Subject of Statement Kanji Nishihara
Statement Provided By

NISHIHARA, Kanji  [Marginal Note: (Sugamo) ]

420 - 7 Feb 1947

Domicile: Tokyo

Born: 1890

1911 - 2nd Lt.

1938 - Major General

1941 - Lt. General

7 Feb. 1945 - Commanding General Fourth Army

12 October 1945 - CommandingGeneral Seibu Dlst. Army.
Statement Title Statement of Sato
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Kanji Nishihara
Statement Provided By Sato

Statement of Sato -(420 - 25 Sept 1946.)

On 16 or 17 November 1945 Nishihara attended, with Sato and Fukushima, a meeting of all Commanding Generals in Tokyo, representing the Western Army. Nishihara had been appointed Commanding General to replace Yokoyama. Nishihara told Sato that they had discussed the atrocities committed in the first meeting. Nishihara also attended the second meeting and that evening he, Sato, and Fukushima conferred with Hara and Yoshiue concerning the concealment of atrocities in which the Tokyo authorities were in favor of revealing to protect Hirohito, but which the Western Army decided to nevertheless conceal.