Japanese Officers and Officials with Imperial Russian Awards

Kenkichi Yoshizawa with 2nd class St. Stanislaus order for non-christians.

Awards of 46th Foreign Minister of Japan Kenkichi Yoshizawa/芳沢 謙吉 賞

https://asiamedals.info/threads/diplomat-kenkichi-yoshizawa.23145 His medal bar.

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Order of St. Anna.

 

General Kusunose Yukihiko with 2nd class St. Stanislaus

General Kusunose Yukihiko/楠瀬幸彦 陸軍中将

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusunose_Yukihiko 1890s. Photo was made in St. Petersburg. 1913.

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General Araki Sadao.

Minister of the Army General Araki Sadao/荒木貞夫 陸軍大臣

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadao_Araki The earliest known photo. Colonel with two imperial russian orders. Photo was made between 1918 and 1924. He was awarded with two russian orders: 4th class order of St. Vladimir with swords on November 15, 1916 (it is on the right from the Golden...

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2nd class St. Anna order of Admiral Yashiro Rokurō

Admiral Yashiro Rokurō/八代 六郎 海軍大将

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yashiro_Rokur%C5%8D Famous photo. But rarely you are able to examine all those tiny little details. 2nd class Order of St. Anna for Non-Christians (Imperial Russia) received on July 31,1899. 2ns class (Commander) Order of the Zähringer Lion with oak leaf (Grand...

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3rd class St. Anna order of Admiral Saburō Hyakutake

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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1st class St. Stanislaus of General Kodama Gentarō.

General Kodama Gentarō/兒玉 源太郎 陸軍大将

General Kodama Gentarō /兒玉 源太郎/ (16 March 1852 – 23 July 1906) had interesting set of foreign orders: Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus (1st class version for non-christians awarded on September 12, 1892), commander of the Legion d'Honneur (awarded on October 14, 1895), Knight 1st Class of the...

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J. Nakamura with 3rd class St.Anna order.

 

Unidentified cavalier of 2nd class order of St. Stanislaus.

Among others awards British order of St. Michael and St. George, French Croix de Guerre, Chinese order of the Striped Tiger and Spanish order of Military Merit.

 

Lieutenant General Tsuno Kazusuke/津野一輔 陸軍中将

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B4%A5%E9%87%8E%E4%B8%80%E8%BC%94 Interesting early photo. Made during his stay in Imperial Germany. Second half of the 1900s. Order of Red Eagle is hanging before Order of the Sacred Treasure. That's a clear violation of the rules of wearing! + Neck badge...

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General Kazushige Ugaki/宇垣 一成 陸軍大将

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazushige_Ugaki 1931 May 26, 1934 Picture Post, October 1938.

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Lieutenant General Masazumi Odagiri/小田切政純 陸軍中将

Masazumi Odagiri /小田切 政純/ (March 28, 1866 - June 7, 1940) was born in Nagano Prefecture. In 1902 he graduated from the 16th class of the Army War College with honors and became a member of the 40th Infantry Regiment. He became commander of the 39th Infantry Regiment in September 1912, Chief of...

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Army Surgeon Inspector General Ishiguro Tadanori/石黒 忠悳

Ishiguro Tadanori /石黒 忠悳/ (March 18, 1845 - April 26, 1941) was born in Fukushima in 1845. He studied at a medical school in Edo, worked for the medical branch of the Hyobusho (Ministry of Military Affairs), and worked hard to set up a modern medical system for the Japanese military. He became...

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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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Lieutenant General Sadakoto Hisamatsu/久松定謨 陸軍中将

Count Sadakoto Hisamatsu /Japanese: 久松定謨 October 6, 1867 - February 19, 1943/ was a Japanese army officer and the head of the Hisamatsu family. He served as the commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade and the 5th Infantry Brigade. French Legion of Honour, Imperial Russian 3rd class St.Anna for...

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Unidentified Major General with 3rd class St.Anna order for Non-Christians, British Distinguished Service Order and French Croix de Guerre.

Looks like St.Anna lost all its grids.

 

General Masataro Fukuda with breast stars of St.Stanislaus and St.Anna orders.

1st class St.Stanislaus and St.Anna Orders for Non-Christians awarded to General Masataro Fukuda

1st class St. Stanislaus order for Non-Christians made by Eduard workshop. Permission to accept and to wear /受領及と佩用スルヲ免許セラル - lit. license to accept and use/ order of the Saint Stanislaus 1st class by His Majesty the Tsar of Russia /露西亜国皇帝陛下ヨー贈與ル神聖スタニスラス第 一等勲章/ was issued on July 6, 1914...

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Unidentified General Lieutenant with 2nd class St. Stanislaus order for Non-Christians.

 

Diplomat Motoji Shinguma /秋山雅之介, March 9, 1866 - April 11, 1937/. Son of a common foot soldier of the Hiroshima clan. He graduated from the Law College of the Imperial University and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1890. He served in England and Russia. He also served as lecturer at the Tokyo Senmon Gakko(later the Waseda University) and lecturer of Wafutsu Horitsu Gakko (Tokyo School of Japanese and French Law). He was appointed sanjikan (councillor) of the Ministry of War and sanjikan (councillor) of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau to participate in the International Red Cross Convention in 1906. He subsequently served as sanjikan (councillor) at the Government-General of Korea, acting director of Chief Secretary of Chusuin （Advisory Body for Governor General of Korea) in 1916 and Civil Commissioner for the Defense Forces of Qingdao in 1917. After retiring from public office, he became executive director of Hosei University and became president in 1933.
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2nd class St.Anna order for Non-Christians.

 

Pillars of the State on Cavaliers

Rare photo of Manchukuo prison service officer (chief warden) with 7th class order of the Pillar of the States. See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/medal-group-of-manchukuo-prison-officer.24141/

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St.Anna 3rd class for Non-Christians.