Origins & Early Life

Kenji Doihara (土肥原 賢二, Doihara Kenji; 8 August 1883 – 23 December 1948) was a Japanese general and intelligence officer. He was instrumental in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the establishment of Manchukuo. Born in Okayama Prefecture, Doihara became an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army and was involved in intelligence and political operations on the Chinese continent. In 1931, he was involved in the Mukden Incident, and was responsible for bringing the former Chinese Emperor Puyi to Manchuria, in order to install him as the nominal ruler of Manchukuo.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Doihara continued to work to expand Japanese influence in China throughout the 1930s. He held a number of senior military positions during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific War. After the surrender of Japan, he was convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, sentenced to death, and hanged in December 1948. Kenji Doihara was born in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture. He attended military preparatory schools as a youth, and graduated from the 16th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1904.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

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