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

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