SCAPIN-1237: APPREHENSION OF SUSPECTED WAR CRIMINALS

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
28 September 1946

AG 000.5 (28 Sep 46) LS-R
(SCAPIN - 1237)

MEMORANDUM FOR

IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.

THROUGH

Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.

SUBJECT

Apprehension of Suspected War Criminals.

The following named Japanese will be apprehended as Suspected War Criminals and delivered to the Commanding General, EIGHTH Army, at Sugamo Prison (Tokyo Detention Camp), at the earliest possible date.
NAME
RANK OR TITLE
PERTINENT DATA
ARAMAKI, Sakujiro
Civ
Squad labor foreman, Sanyo Smokeless Coal Co., Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, 1 Jun 45 -31 Aug 45. Probable home address: Oita-ken, Beppu-shi, Torigoe-ku, Nihan.
FUJISAKI, Takenosuke
Civ
Squad labor foreman, Sanyo Smokeless Coal Co., Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, 1 Dec 44 -31 Aug 45. Probable home address: Yamaguchi-ken, Mino-gun, Omine-cho, Shiraiwa-cho.
HASHIMOTO, Chogo
Civ
Foreman, Tokyo Branch Camp No. 5,
2 Sep 43-1 Aug 44. Probable home address: Niigata City. Employed by Rinko (Kairuku) Coal Co., Niigata City.
HATTORI, Hisashi
Sgt
Member of guard company aboard vessel Oryoku Maru Manila - Japan route,
13 Doc 44 - 30 Jan 45. Probable home address: 408 or 1877 Oaza Motofusa (Motoso, Gonso)-mura, Shibukawa-machi, Gumma-gun, Gumma-ken.
KINJO, Zenji
Pvt
Member of guard company aboard vessel Oryoku Haru Manila - Japan route, 13 Dec 44 - 30 Jan 45. Probable home address: 62 Aza-Tonoshiro, Ishigaki-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa-ken.
KOBAYASHI, Risaku
Member of guard company aboard vessel Oryoku Maru, Manila - Japan route, 13 Dec 44 - 30 Jan 45. Probable home address: 1502 Fukayoshi or Fukara-mura, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka-ken.
KOGA, Akiyoshi
Civ
Foreman, Sanyo Smokeless Coal Co., Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, 1 Sep 44 -31 Aug 45. Probable home address: Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, Shiraiwa, No. 44,
KOIWA, Zenkichi
Ldg Pvt
Sendai Branch Camp No. 3, 24 Jan 45 - 24 Sep 45. Probable home address: 940 Magari Doba, Yamato-cho, Mon-gun, Miyagi-ken.
MAIZAKI, Masao
Lt Col
Was at Tienmen Hsien, Hupei Province, China.
NARA Ko
Brig Comdr
Was at Tienmen Hsien, Hupei Province, China.
NISHIMURA, Tomeo
Civ
Labor foreman, Sanyo Smokeless Coal Co., Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, 1 Oct 44 -31 Aug 45. Probable home address: Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Ofuku-mura, Oaza Ofuku-kami 577.
NODA, Ietoshi
Civ
Labor manager, Motoyama Mines Ube Mining Co., Ltd., Feb 43 - Aug 45. Probable home address: Onoda City, Motoyama, Hiroshima. Employed by Motoyama Coal Mining Co., Onoda City.
SUGIYAMA, Nobuyasu
Civ
Labor foreman, Sanyo Smokeless Coal Co., Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, 1 Jan 43 -31 Aug 45. Probable home address: Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, Oaza Omine Okubun Ho. 2402.
TAKASHITA. Toraichi
Civ
Labor foreman, Sanyo Smokeless Coal Co., Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, 1 Mar 45 - 31 Aug 45. Probable home address: Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, Shiraiwa No. 42.
UEDA, Jiro
S/Pvt
Member of guard company aboard vessel Oryoku Maru, Manila - Japan route, 13 Dec 44 - 30 Jan 45. Probable home address: Kokko, Bofu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken.
YAMAGUCHI, Fukuma
Civ
Chief foreman, Sanyo Smokeless Coal Co,, Yamaguchi-ken, Mine-gun, Omine-cho, 1 Dec 44 -31 Aug 45. Probable home address: Yamaguchi-ken, Omine-gun, Omine-cho, Shiraiwa, No. 1797.
YOSHIDA, Hisao
Pvt
Member of.guard company aboard vessel Oryoku Maru, Manila - Japan route 13 Dec 44 - 30 Jan 45. Probable home address: No, 52 Rempei-cho, Kunamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

JOHN B. COOLEY,
Colonel, AGD,
Adjutant General.