Born to an ex-samurai family in Hiji, Ōita Prefecture, Minami came to Tokyo as a boarding student, and was eventually accepted into the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. After graduating from the academy in February 1895, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the cavalry in May. He was promoted to lieutenant in October 1897 and to captain in November 1900.
Minami served in the Russo-Japanese War as a member of the headquarters staff and as a company commander in the 1st Cavalry Regiment, where he participated in the Siege of Port Arthur. He was promoted to major in March 1905 and to lieutenant colonel in February 1910. Promoted to colonel in August 1915, he commanded the IJA 13th Cavalry Regiment from 1914 to 1917, during World War I. He was Chief of the Cavalry Section of the Ministry of War from 1917 to 1919.[1]
Attaining the rank of major general in July 1919, Minami served as commander of the IJA 3rd Cavalry Brigade in 1921–1923, then as Commandant of the Cavalry School in 1922–1923, and returned to the Imperial Japanese Army Academy as its commandant in 1923-1924.
Minami served as a member of the Supreme War Council from 1931 to 1934. He then received a posting as Commander of the Kwantung Army from 1934 to 1936 during which he was concurrently Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo.
Minami was placed on the reserve list in 1936, after the February 26 Incident, and forced into retirement from active service.
However, in 1936, Minami was appointed 8th Governor-General of Korea, a position he then held until 1942.[4] His tenure in Korea was marked by a more hardline approach than his predecessors, with a rolling back of various liberal reforms of the 1920s. In addition, Minami outlawed all but one of the Korean-language newspapers and strongly pushed for the soshi-kamei policy.
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The native form of this personal name is Minami Jirō This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Jirō Minami 南 次郎 Minami Jirō 10 August 1874 5 December 1955 was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor General of Korea between 1936 and 1942 He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment Minami JirōBornAugust 10 1874Hiji Ōita Prefecture JapanDiedDecember 5 1955 1955 12 05 aged 81 Tokyo JapanAllegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese ArmyYears of service1895 1936RankGeneralCommands held16th DivisionJapanese Korean ArmyKwantung ArmyBattles warsRusso Japanese WarSecond Sino Japanese WarOther workGovernor General of KoreaPrivy Council Japan Contents 1 Life 2 References 2 1 Books 3 Notes 4 External linksLife editBorn to an ex samurai family in Hiji Ōita Prefecture Minami came to Tokyo as a boarding student and was eventually accepted into the Imperial Japanese Army Academy After graduating from the academy in February 1895 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the cavalry in May He was promoted to lieutenant in October 1897 and to captain in November 1900 Minami served in the Russo Japanese War as a member of the headquarters staff and as a company commander in the 1st Cavalry Regiment where he participated in the Siege of Port Arthur He was promoted to major in March 1905 and to lieutenant colonel in February 1910 Promoted to colonel in August 1915 he commanded the IJA 13th Cavalry Regiment from 1914 to 1917 during World War I He was Chief of the Cavalry Section of the Ministry of War from 1917 to 1919 1 Attaining the rank of major general in July 1919 Minami served as commander of the IJA 3rd Cavalry Brigade in 1921 1923 then as Commandant of the Cavalry School in 1922 1923 and returned to the Imperial Japanese Army Academy as its commandant in 1923 1924 Minami was promoted to lieutenant general in February 1924 and commanded the IJA 16th Division from 1926 to 1927 After serving as Vice Chief Imperial Japanese Army General Staff from 1927 to 1929 he became Commander in Chief of the Chosen Army from 1929 to 1930 He was promoted to full general in March 1930 2 Returning to Japan Minami was appointed Minister of War in the Wakatsuki Cabinet in 1931 As War Minister his role dispatched Major General Yoshitsugu Tatekawa to Manchuria specifically to curb the militarist behaviors of the Kwantung Army but the Mukden Incident took place to worsen Sino Japanese relations before Tatekawa could act 3 additional citation s needed Minami was War Minister during the Imperial Colors Incident Minami served as a member of the Supreme War Council from 1931 to 1934 He then received a posting as Commander of the Kwantung Army from 1934 to 1936 during which he was concurrently Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo Minami was placed on the reserve list in 1936 after the February 26 Incident and forced into retirement from active service However in 1936 Minami was appointed 8th Governor General of Korea a position he then held until 1942 4 His tenure in Korea was marked by a more hardline approach than his predecessors with a rolling back of various liberal reforms of the 1920s In addition Minami outlawed all but one of the Korean language newspapers and strongly pushed for the soshi kamei policy After his term in Korea Minami served as a member of the Privy Council from 1942 to 1945 and had a seat in the House of Peers in the Japanese Diet in 1945 After World War II Minami was arrested by the American Occupation authorities and brought before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East He was convicted only of Counts 1 and 27 of being a leader in the plan to wage an unprovoked war of aggression against China largely since he was Minister of War at the time of the Manchurian Incident However he was acquitted of waging a war of aggression against the United States the British Commonwealth and the Netherlands and was also acquitted of two charges related to prisoner abuse 5 He was sentenced to life in prison but was paroled in 1954 on the grounds of his health He died a year later References editBooks edit Buzo Adrian 2002 The Making of Modern Korea A History Routledge ISBN 0 415 23749 1 Dupuy Trevor N 1992 Encyclopedia of Military Biography I B Tauris amp Co Ltd ISBN 1 85043 569 3 Maga Timothy P 2001 Judgment at Tokyo The Japanese War Crimes Trials University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0 8131 2177 9 Notes edit Dupuy Encyclopedia of Military Biography Ammenthorp The Generals of World War II Chen World War II Database Wendel Governor Generals of Korea Maga Judgment at Tokyo The Japanese War Crimes TrialsExternal links editAmmenthorp Steen Minami Jiro The Generals of World War II Chen Peter Minami Jiro WW2 Database Wendel Marcus Minami Jiro Governor Generals of Korea nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jirō Minami Political officesPreceded byKazushige Ugaki Minister of War14 April 1931 13 December 1931 Succeeded bySadao ArakiGovernment officesPreceded byTakashi Hishikari Governor General of Kwantung Leased TerritoryDec 1934 Mar 1936 Succeeded byKenkichi UedaPreceded byKazushige Ugaki Governor General of KoreaAug 1936 May 1942 Succeeded byKuniaki KoisoMilitary officesPreceded byHanzo Kanaya Commander IJA Chosen ArmyAug 1929 Nov 1930 Succeeded bySenjuro HayashiPreceded byTakashi Hishikari Commander Kwantung ArmyAug 1929 Nov 1930 Succeeded byKenkichi Ueda Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jirō Minami amp oldid 1211862789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
