Statements Concerning Miyamoto

Statement of Kamada (23 July 1947) 1st Lt. Miyamoto was acting director of the hospital after the director was drafted in the army, which was before Kamada got there. His name was Matake— went to Oita and became a director of an army hospital there. 

About one week after Kamada was assigned to work at the Kaikosha Hospital, around 28 May, there was a special lunch for Matake, who visited the hospital at that time. Those attending: Miyamoto, Shinno, Kishi, Kanehisa, Komori, Matake, Ito, Sakai, Kamada. Oda might have been there; Kamada believes that Shiokawa served them, believes Tsurumaru came in late; does remember having a drink with him.

Believes that they ate fish; Kamada ate everything that was served, is quite evasive about human liver— states that he did not know about human liver, if he had known it was human liver he would not have eaten it.

Statement of Oda (16 July 1947) Oda was present at a dinner in the Kaikosha Hospital dining room when human liver was served, and Oda ate some. PO Komori said that it was human liver before everyone started to eat, that it was the liver of a PW. At the human liver dinner; ©da, Komori, Kanehisa, Shinno, Shiokawa, Miyamoto, Sasaki, Momota, Matake, Ito, and a sgt. maj. whose name Oda doesn’t recall. All of these persons ate human liver.

Statement of Oda (17 July 1947) When Oda arrived at the liver dinner there were present: Ito, Shinno, Komori, Matake, Miyamoto, Sasaki, Momota, Shio­kawa, and an unknown sgt. maj. (In this statement he,does not mention Kanehisa. When everyone was seated at their as sighed places, Miyamoto gave an order for everyone to rise and bow to the senior Officer, Matake. During the dinner, Oda recalls Komori stating that the liver that they were eating was from a PW that had been taken to KIU. 

Statement of Kanehisa (21-22 July 1947) At lunch given for Matake at OCH, Miyamoto made a short speech greeting Matake, then a toast of sake, then a general discussion in which Matake described his new location.

Kanehisa knows nothing of liver being served at OCH. Kanehisa states that the dishes were simple, that there was no fish at this Matake lunch.

Statement of Ogawa (Shiokawa) (16 - 18 July 1947) Ogawa recollects that there was a special lunch in late May or early June when either Miyamoto or Matake came back from the army for a visit. Ogawa helped serve at that lunch. Present: Komori, Kanehisa, Kishi, Ito, Shinno, Oda, Sasaki and Ogawa believes either Miyamoto or Matake. Ogawa recalles no meat served.

Statement of Ogawa (18 July 1947) Matake, Miyamoto, Komori and Kanehisa sat on the tatami at 2 small tables on a raised end of the room. The rest sat on chairds around 2 tables which were pushed together. Miyamoto proposed a toast to the senior Officer present, Matake, Miyamoto told Ogawa to make the arrangements for the meal. The fish was served with a separate plate for each person. No human liver served.