Yoshitsuga TATEKAWA

Yoshitsuga Tatekawa was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as the Minister of War from 1931 to 1934. He was a key figure in the Japanese military's expansionist policies in the 1930s, and he was instrumental in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931. Tatekawa was born in 1874 in Yamagata Prefecture. He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1896 and served in the Japanese military for over 30 years. He held a number of important military positions, including Chief of the General Staff and Minister of War. As Minister of War, Tatekawa was a strong advocate for Japanese expansionism. He believed that Japan needed to expand its territory in order to secure its national security. He also believed that Japan needed to establish a strong military in order to protect its interests in Asia. Tatekawa was a key figure in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931. He was one of the architects of the plan to invade Manchuria, and he played a key role in the military operations that led to the invasion. The invasion of Manchuria was a major turning point in