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Suzuki Kantarō
Suzuki Kantarō (1867–1948),retired Japanese admiral who spent the war as a member of the privy council until, in April 1945, following the resignation of the prime minister, Koiso Kuniaki, he formed Japan's last wartime government. A universally popular figure in Japan, who was backed by those fervently seeking peace, this venerable and moderate gentleman was then aged 78, and it was beyond his means to give the country the lead it needed to bring the war to its conclusion. He unsuccessfully sought terms through various intermediaries, but his response to the Allies' Potsdam conference declaration in July 1945 (see TERMINAL), given at a press conference, was ambiguous, and on 6 August the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. He resigned when Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945. See also Japan, 3.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Suzuki Kantarō." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Suzuki Kantarō." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-SuzukiKantar.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Suzuki Kantarō." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-SuzukiKantar.html |
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Kuniaki Koiso
Kuniaki Koiso , 1880–1950, Japanese general. He was chief of staff of the Kwantung army, commander in chief in Korea, and governor-general of Korea before he replaced Tojo as prime minister in July, 1944. He resigned in Apr., 1945, after Iwo Jima, the Philippines, and Okinawa were lost. Sentenced (1948) to life imprisonment as a war criminal, he died in a U.S. army hospital. |
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"Kuniaki Koiso." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kuniaki Koiso." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Koiso-Ku.html "Kuniaki Koiso." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Koiso-Ku.html |
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