GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
10 January 1947

AG 000.5 (10 Jan 47) LS-R
(SCAPIN - 1455)

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
AGATA, Hiroshi
Civ
Governor, Malaya. Repatriated from Rempang aboard vessel "Kantou Maru", 21 Apr 46. Arrived Otake, Japan, 10 May 46.
FUJIWARA, Kai
Cpl
Kempei Tai Hq at Bridge House, Shanghai, Dec 41 - Feb 43.
HAYASHI, (FNU)
2/Lt
56 Recce Regt, 56 Div, 33rd Army, Burma. Repatriated from Bangkok, May/Jun 46.
HIRAI, Tosuke
Col
OC 56 Recce Regt, 56 Div, 33rd Army, Burma, Jul 45. Returned to Japan from Bangkok, May/Jun 46.
HONGO, Takeshi
Lt CoA
Staff officer, 25 Army, Singora, Siam, 1941.
HORITA, (FNU)
Capt
56 Div, Tank Unit, 33rd Army, Burma, 1945.
Believed returned to Japan from Bangkok, Mar/Apr 45.
KOMEI, Tsuneo
Lt Cmdr (IJN)
Commander, Japanese Destroyer "Kuri", 1 Oct 46.
KONDO, (FNL)
Capt
2nd in command of Azuma or Higashi Intell, (Kosakiohan), attached to 33rd Army HQ, Burma, 1945.
Believed repatriated from Bangkok, Mar/May 46.
KOTANI, Toshihachi
Capt
124th Inf Regt, 31st Div, Shwebo, Upper Burma.
MINATO, Shin
Capt
152nd Div, Chiba-ken, 1945. Probable home address: Toyama-ken, Himi-machi, Shimoise #1,
MITSUHASHI, (FNU)
Sub Lt (Navy)
Japanese Naval Motor Corps, (Kikanka), Sientje, Macassar.
MITSUHASHI, Hiroshi
Civ
Judge, Kokura Local Court (at present); various courts in Japan and at Semarang, Java during Japanese Occupation. Saga District 1938-41; Kokura 1941-43; Civil Officer army (Java), 1943-45; again Kokura, 1946. Probable home address: Tokyo, Setagaya-ku Oyama-cho, Tamazawa "48.
NABE, Yoshitero
Member of Japanese Naval Corps (Kikanka). In charge of fatigue parties at Sientje near Macassar.
OBARA, (FNU)
Cpl
PW Camp Hainan Island, Nov 42 - Mar 45.
OGURI, Yukio
S/Maj
Kempei-Tai, Bhamo, Burma, 1942.
OINUMA, Yoshiro
Col
3rd Inf Gds Regt, 2nd Gds Div. Landed at Kota Radja, Sumatra, 12 Mar 42.
OKADA, (FNU)
Lt
Member of Azuma or Higashi Intell (Kosakkohan), attached to 33rd Army HQ, Burma, 1945. Believed repatriated from Bangkok, Mar-May 1946.
SADAO, (FNU)
Attached to Akagi Butai, Banda Bharu, Malaya, Jun 42.
SAKATA, (FNU)
Capt
OC, Azuma or Higashi Intell (Kosakkohan), 33rd Army HQ, Burma, 1942.
Repatriated from Bangkok or Saigon.
SASAKI, Masataro
1/Lt
426th Regt, Gohaku Butai,15 Aug 45. RA man for 16 yrs. Probable home address: Hokkaido, Yoichi-gun, Yoichi-machi, Ohkawa-cho #219.
SATO, Zenichi
Official Interpreter to Lt Col Tanaka Hiromatsu, OC Intell Dept, 33rd Army GHQ, Burma.
SAWATA, Eito
Lt (Naval)
Member of Japanese Naval Motor Corps (Kikanka), Sientje, Macassar.
SHIMURA, (FNU)
Capt
PW Camp Hainan Island, Nov 42 to Mar 45.
SHINOHARA, (FNU)
Capt
Member of l5th Div, OC Shinohara Butai, 21 Engineer Unit. YE-U (near Monya, North Central Burma), 1944.
SUGIMOTO, (FNU)
Civ
Resided at Trengganu, Malaya prior to capitulation.
SUZUKI, (FNU)
Cpl
Kempei Tai HQ at Bridge House, Shanghai, Dec. 41 to Feb 43.
TAMURA, Heimon
WO
Repatriated from Bangkok aboard vessel "Shinyo Maru", 12 Jun 46; arrived Uraga, Japan, 26 Jun 46.
TANAKA, Haruo
Sub Lt
Officer of Watch, Japanese Cruiser "TONE", 18 Mar 44,
Probable home address: 577 Morimachi, Isogoku, Yokohama.
TANAKA, Katsumi
Lt
56th Recce Regt, 56 Div, 33rd Army, Burma. Returned to Japan from Bangkok, May-Jun 46.
TANAKA, Shigeaki
Capt
Forrosa, Feb to Mar 45.
TSUJI, (FNU)
Capt
9th Div (Gakyo Zai Ryo), attached to 56th Div, 33rd Army, Burma, 1945.
Returned to Japan from Bangkok or Saigon, Mar-Apr 1945.
TSUJI, (FNU)
Col
Staff Officer attached to 33rd Army HQ, Burma, 1945.
Left for Japan by air during May 45 from Billan Airport, Burma.
UENO, Gonichi
Chief of Kempei Tai, Penang. Stationed at Singora, May 42.
Left Bangkok aboard vessel SS "SHINYO MARU", 12 Jun 1946; arrived Uraga, Japan 26 Jun 46.
WAKANO, Saburo
Maj
Attached to 152nd Div, Chiba-ken, 1945. Probable home address: Ishikawa-ken, Kanazawa-shi, Naka-honda-machi, Mijika-cho, #30.
YOSHIDA, Bunzo
Sgt
Western Branch Kempei-Tai, Foreign Affairs Section, 94 Jessfield Road, Shanghai, Aug 43.
YOSHINARI, Eiji
Sgt
In charge of PW draft which sailed on the "TOFUKU MARU", 27 Oct 42. Arrived Japan, 29 Nov 42.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

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