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Statement Concerning Asamizu

Statement Title Statement of Matake
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Asamizu
Statement Provided By Shichiro Matake

Asamizu (cannibalism)

Statement of Matake (17 July 1947) Matake recalls that there were present at the noon meal (liver meal) of the Officers Club Hospital: Miyamoto, Komori, Shinno, Ito, Shiokawa, Kanehisa, Kishi, and M/Sgt. Asamizu.

Already seated in the dining room when he entered were Ito, Komori, Kanehisa, Shinno, Miyamoto, Oda, M/Sgt. Asamizu of the Headquarters Finance Section, who worked mostly at the hospital.