Japanese Officers and Civil Officials with British Awards

Lieutenant General Kakuichi Yamamoto with The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Lieutenant General Kakuichi Yamamoto/山本鶴一 陸軍中将

Promotions 1916-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel 1919-04-15 Colonel 1923-08-06 Major-General 1928-08-10 Lieutenant-General Service 1915-11-18 – 1916-08-18 Attached to the General Staff 1916-08-18 – 1917-08-06 Attached to 49th Infantry Regiment 1917-08-06 – 1918-04-24 Staff Officer, Korean Garrison...

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Lieutenant General Kyosuke Kawamura with Military Cross.

Lieutenant General Kyosuke Kawamura/河村恭輔 陸軍中将

https://generals.dk/general/Kawamura/Kyosuke/Japan.html Kawamura, Kyosuke Lieutenant-General * 26th of July 1883 † 26th of February 1950 (河村恭輔) (かわむら きょうすけ) Promotions 1926-07-28 Colonel 1931-08-01 Major-General 1935-08-01 Lieutenant-General Service 1926-03-02 – 1928-08-10...

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Vice Admiral Nakamura Kamesaburō/中村亀三郎 with the Order of the British Empire.

中村亀三郎 - Wikipedia

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Count Katō Takaaki with the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.

Count Katō Takaaki/加藤 高明

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat%C5%8D_Takaaki His two highest japanese decorations https://asiamedals.info/threads/order-of-the-chrysanthemum-marked-with-hi-of-the-24th-prime-minister-of-japan-count-kato-takaaki.22930/...

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Vice Admiral Kajishiro Funakoshi with the Order of St. Michael and St. George

Vice Admiral Kajishiro Funakoshi/舟越楫四郎 海軍中将

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%88%9F%E8%B6%8A%E6%A5%AB%E5%9B%9B%E9%83%8E Rare and intersting photo of Admiral. Not only he is wearing breast of the order of St. Michael and St. George but his ribbon bars are sewn (100% british style). March of 1918.

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Hajime Sugiyama with Order of the Indian Empire

Hajime Sugiyama - Wikipedia

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Admiral Saburō Hyakutake/百武 三郎 海軍大将

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabur%C5%8D_Hyakutake 1925. Inscribed To his Worship Louis D. Taylor with best wishes from Saburo Hyakutake, Vice-Admiral I.J.N., Feb. 14, 1925 His 4th class Golden Kite order received on April 1, 1906 for Russo-Japanese War. Looks like he is wearing this...

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General Kenkichi Ueda with order of St. Michael and St. George

General Kenkichi Ueda/植田謙吉 陸軍大将

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenkichi_Ueda British order of St. Michael and St. George + two french awards (Legion + Croix de Guerre). He was awarded with 3rd class Golden Kite and 1st class Rising Sun on April 29, 1934.

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Lieutenant-General Kodama Tomō with Distinguished Service Order

Lieutenant-General Kodama Tomō/児玉友雄 陸軍中将

https://www.generals.dk/general/Kodama/Tom%C5%8D/Japan.html https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%92%E7%8E%89%E5%8F%8B%E9%9B%84 As 16th Division Commander. Impressive two-row medals bar. French Legion, British Distinguished Service Order. In full dress. Details.

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Geheimrat Shōgo Nagasaki/長崎省吾 宮中顧問官

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%95%B7%E5%B4%8E%E7%9C%81%E5%90%BE Now this something. Amazing medal bar. French Legion, Sweden order of the Polar Star and order of the Black Star of Benin. And what a way of construction!

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Takahira Kogorō with order of St. Michael and St. George https://asiamedals.info/threads/award-documents-of-japanese-diplomat-takahira-kogoro.23448/

 

General Kunishige Tanaka/田中国重 陸軍大将

Tanaka Kunishige /田中国重/ (January 18, 1870 - February 19, 1941) was born in Satsuma Province. He graduated from the Army War College (4th class) in July 1893. Between 1922 and 1928. Ranks. 07.03.1894 Lieutenant 22.04.1895 Lieutenant 17.03.1898 Captain 10.03.1904 Major 01.04.1909 Lieutenant...

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General Toshinari Maeda/前田利為侯爵陸軍中将

Marquis Toshinari Kōshaku Maeda (5 June 1885 – 5 September 1942) was born the fifth son of the former daimyō of Nanokaichi Domain in Kozuke province (modern Tomioka city, Gunma Prefecture), Maeda Toshiaki. He was adopted as heir to the main branch of the Maeda clan in 1900. He became marquis and...

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Admiral Suetsugu Nobumasa/末次信正 海軍大将

Nobumasa Suetsugu /末次 信正/ (30 June 1880 – 29 December 1944) was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture as the younger son of a former samurai in the service of Tokuyama Domain. He graduated from the 27th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, ranked 50th out of 114 cadets. He served as a junior...

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Interesting group photo.

Order of the Bath.

 

Captain (later Admiral) Kiyoshi Hasegawa in 1926 with Distinguished Service Order.

 

Diplomat Tsuneo Matsudaira/松平 恒雄

Tsuneo Matsudaira /松平 恒雄, Matsudaira Tsuneo, April 17, 1877 – November 14, 1949/ was the son of Lord Matsudaira Katamori of Aizu, Tsuneo served as Japanese Ambassador to the United States. In 1929–1935 served as Ambassador to Britain, and in that capacity represented his country at the London...

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Miniatures of Prince Shimazu Tadashige

So many bars of additional awards with dark blue ribbon medal! https://asiamedals.info/threads/golden-and-silver-bars-of-medal-of-honor-additional-awards.24217/ Prince Shimazu Tadashige /島津 忠重, 20 October 1886 – 4 April 1968/, was the son of Shimazu Tadayoshi and 30th head of the Shimazu...

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Shimazu Tadashige with 4th class (LVO) of Royal Victorian Order.

 

Lieutenant General Saburo Inagaki/稲垣三郎 陸軍中将

Saburo Inagaki /稲垣三郎/ (May 6 , 1870 - April 28 , 1953) was born in Shimane Prefecture as the eldest son of Ryosai Inagaki. After graduating from the army school, he was assigned to the 1st cavalry battalion led by Yoshifuru Akiyama and served in the Sino-Japanese War . In 1899 he graduated with...

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Another Japanese medal bar with Distinguished Service Order.

Japanese Diplomat and Cabinet Minister Ishii Kikujirō/石井 菊次郎

Viscount Ishii Kikujirō /石井 菊次郎, April 24, 1866 – May 25, 1945/ was a Japanese diplomat and cabinet minister in Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan. He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan between 1915 and 1916. Ishii is remembered for his efforts to improve...

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