Imperial japan officer hi-res stock photography and images

Hiroo Onoda. Portrait of the Imperial Japanese Intelligence officer, Hiroo Onoda (1922-2014), c. 1944. Onoda did not surrender at the war's end in August 1945. After the war ended,he spent 29 years hiding in the Philippines until his former commander travelled from Japan to formally relieve him from duty by order of Emperor Shōwa in 1974. Stock Photo

RM2WARNRE–Hiroo Onoda. Portrait of the Imperial Japanese Intelligence officer, Hiroo Onoda (1922-2014), c. 1944. Onoda did not surrender at the war's end in August 1945. After the war ended,he spent 29 years hiding in the Philippines until his former commander travelled from Japan to formally relieve him from duty by order of Emperor Shōwa in 1974.

Vintage WW2 1940s Ant-Japanese Propaganda Poster, 'MADE IN JAPAN caught in the Pacific, TANNED IN THE USA ' featuring a cartoon caricature of a Japanese Naval officer as a trophy animal.. World War II Second World War The war in the Pacific between the USA and Imperial Japan, which ended in a humiliating surrender by the Japanese. Stock Photo

RM2PGMC8B–Vintage WW2 1940s Ant-Japanese Propaganda Poster, 'MADE IN JAPAN caught in the Pacific, TANNED IN THE USA ' featuring a cartoon caricature of a Japanese Naval officer as a trophy animal.. World War II Second World War The war in the Pacific between the USA and Imperial Japan, which ended in a humiliating surrender by the Japanese.

[ 1920s Japan - Japanese Navy Officer & Cadet ] — Uniformed cadet and officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. 20th century vintage gelatin silver print. Stock Photo

RMWAW25P–[ 1920s Japan - Japanese Navy Officer & Cadet ] — Uniformed cadet and officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. 20th century vintage gelatin silver print.

Prince Chichibu, Photograph shows Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902-1953), a member of the Imperial House of Japan and an officer in the Japanese army., 1927 July 9, Glass negatives, 1 negative: glass Stock Photo

RM2WRCCG1–Prince Chichibu, Photograph shows Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902-1953), a member of the Imperial House of Japan and an officer in the Japanese army., 1927 July 9, Glass negatives, 1 negative: glass

Yasuhide Kurihara (17 November 1908 – 12 July 1936) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a conspirator in the February 26 Incident in 1936. He graduated in the 41st class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1929. In the February 26 Incident, he failed assassination of Japanese Prime Minister, Keisuke Okada. He was executed by firing squad in the Army prison in Shibuya Stock Photo

RM2S8RR6W–Yasuhide Kurihara (17 November 1908 – 12 July 1936) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a conspirator in the February 26 Incident in 1936. He graduated in the 41st class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1929. In the February 26 Incident, he failed assassination of Japanese Prime Minister, Keisuke Okada. He was executed by firing squad in the Army prison in Shibuya

General Linievitch. Nikolai Petrovich Linevich, (1839 – 1908) was a career military officer, General of Infantry (1903) and Adjutant general in the Imperial Russian Army in the Far East during the latter part of the Russo-Japanese War. Stock Photo

RM2PXC9H7–General Linievitch. Nikolai Petrovich Linevich, (1839 – 1908) was a career military officer, General of Infantry (1903) and Adjutant general in the Imperial Russian Army in the Far East during the latter part of the Russo-Japanese War.

Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, after becoming Minister of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was chosen in 1940 to be Prime Minister of the Japanese war time government. After a very long and distinguished Naval career, his time as Prime Minister lasted only six months. Later, after his retirement, the Emperor called him back to service. To see my other WW II-related images, Search: Prestor vintage WW II Stock Photo

RF2DC9RFF–Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, after becoming Minister of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was chosen in 1940 to be Prime Minister of the Japanese war time government. After a very long and distinguished Naval career, his time as Prime Minister lasted only six months. Later, after his retirement, the Emperor called him back to service. To see my other WW II-related images, Search: Prestor vintage WW II

WINSTON CHURCHILL PORTRAIT LOW ANGLE WW2 WORLD WAR 2 vintage image of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill a British politician, army officer, artist and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory in WW2 the Second World War, against the Axis of Nazi Germany, Italy and Imperial Japan Stock Photo

RMR0Y35W–WINSTON CHURCHILL PORTRAIT LOW ANGLE WW2 WORLD WAR 2 vintage image of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill a British politician, army officer, artist and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory in WW2 the Second World War, against the Axis of Nazi Germany, Italy and Imperial Japan

Pacific War, 1941-1945. Emperor Showa (Hirohito) inspects troops during a visit to the Imperial Japanese Reserve Officer School in Asaka, Saitama, December 1943. Stock Photo

RM2M5GD45–Pacific War, 1941-1945. Emperor Showa (Hirohito) inspects troops during a visit to the Imperial Japanese Reserve Officer School in Asaka, Saitama, December 1943.

China: Japanese artillery in north China, 1938. Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937 – September 9, 1945). The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the war merged into the greater conflict of World War II as a major front of what is broadly known as the Pacific War. Although the two countries had fought intermittently since 1931, total war started in earnest in 1937 and ended only with the surrender of Japan in 1945. Stock Photo

RM2B0155Y–China: Japanese artillery in north China, 1938. Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937 – September 9, 1945). The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the war merged into the greater conflict of World War II as a major front of what is broadly known as the Pacific War. Although the two countries had fought intermittently since 1931, total war started in earnest in 1937 and ended only with the surrender of Japan in 1945.

Tokyo cityscape viewed from the Imperial Palace grounds; Tokyo, Kanto, Japan Stock Photo

RM2C81TE2–Tokyo cityscape viewed from the Imperial Palace grounds; Tokyo, Kanto, Japan

Mikasa Takahito, prince, 2.12.1915 - 27.10.2016, Japanese officer, full-length, during preparation drill for the graduation at Narashino Cavalry School, Japan, 18.2.1938, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available Stock Photo

RMRWGY6J–Mikasa Takahito, prince, 2.12.1915 - 27.10.2016, Japanese officer, full-length, during preparation drill for the graduation at Narashino Cavalry School, Japan, 18.2.1938, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945. Rear Admiral Yamazaki Sukeichi, commander of the 15th Defense/Guard Unit, stands with his sword on display while outside of the unit's headquarters on northeast Hainan Island, circa 1942. The Imperial Japanese Army and Navy launched a joint capture operation of Hainan Island in February 1939, with the latter remaining garrisoned on the island and participating in a series of cleanup operations against local resistance until the conclusion of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Stock Photo

RM2HE6RY9–Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945. Rear Admiral Yamazaki Sukeichi, commander of the 15th Defense/Guard Unit, stands with his sword on display while outside of the unit's headquarters on northeast Hainan Island, circa 1942. The Imperial Japanese Army and Navy launched a joint capture operation of Hainan Island in February 1939, with the latter remaining garrisoned on the island and participating in a series of cleanup operations against local resistance until the conclusion of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Photographic portrait of Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919) Japanese military officer, proconsul and politician. He was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 18th Prime Minister of Japan. Dated 1918 Stock Photo

RMF7P642–Photographic portrait of Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919) Japanese military officer, proconsul and politician. He was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 18th Prime Minister of Japan. Dated 1918

Lady police officer on horseback on the streets outside the Imperial Palace. Tokyo, Japan Stock Photo

RF2BW111W–Lady police officer on horseback on the streets outside the Imperial Palace. Tokyo, Japan

Burma Campaign, 1941-1945. Led by an officer with his sword drawn, soldiers in the Imperial Japanese Army’s 33rd Division charge with their bayonets affixed towards an enemy position in the outskirts of Mandalay, Burma, circa May 1942. Stock Photo

RM2RH1TCD–Burma Campaign, 1941-1945. Led by an officer with his sword drawn, soldiers in the Imperial Japanese Army’s 33rd Division charge with their bayonets affixed towards an enemy position in the outskirts of Mandalay, Burma, circa May 1942.

Prince Kan'in Kotohito was the sixth head of a cadet branch the Japanese imperial family Stock Photo

RMC2JJ6E–Prince Kan'in Kotohito was the sixth head of a cadet branch the Japanese imperial family

Higashikuni Naruhiko, 3.12.1887 - 26.1.1990, Japanese general, commander-in chief of the Imperial Army Air Service 1937 - 1938, half-length, during of an inspection tour through China, Tai-Chen Chen, 20.3.1938, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available Stock Photo

RMRWGY6E–Higashikuni Naruhiko, 3.12.1887 - 26.1.1990, Japanese general, commander-in chief of the Imperial Army Air Service 1937 - 1938, half-length, during of an inspection tour through China, Tai-Chen Chen, 20.3.1938, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

Commodore Perry Meeting Imperial Commissioners, 1854 Stock Photo

RF2DCDA6F–Commodore Perry Meeting Imperial Commissioners, 1854

A security officer wearing a mask on duty at the entrance of Tokyo Imperial Palace Stock Photo

RM2M5W09J–A security officer wearing a mask on duty at the entrance of Tokyo Imperial Palace

Right wing Japanese men dressed in old imperial military officer uniforms pay their respects to the country’s war dead, Yasukuni shrine, Tokyo, Japan Stock Photo

RM2FK6795–Right wing Japanese men dressed in old imperial military officer uniforms pay their respects to the country’s war dead, Yasukuni shrine, Tokyo, Japan

[ 1940s Japan - Japanese Navy Cadets ] — Uniformed cadets and officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Based on the insignia, this was photographed in November 1942 at the earliest. 20th century vintage gelatin silver print. Stock Photo

RMWAW1FG–[ 1940s Japan - Japanese Navy Cadets ] — Uniformed cadets and officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Based on the insignia, this was photographed in November 1942 at the earliest. 20th century vintage gelatin silver print.

RM2WRC7T3–Prince Chichibu, Photograph shows Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902-1953), a member of the Imperial House of Japan and an officer in the Japanese army., 1927 Feb. 17, Glass negatives, 1 negative: glass

[ 1930s Japan - Imperial Japanese Army Troop Review ] — Review of the troops of the Imperial Japanese Army's 1st Division (第1師団, Dai-ichi shidan) by their commanding officer Lieutenant-General Kyosuke Kawamura (河村恭輔中将, 1883–1950) before their departure for Manchuria, 1936 (Showa 11). Officers of this division were involved in the attempted coup d'état of February 26, 1936, known as the February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, Niniroku Jiken). 20th century gelatin silver print. Stock Photo

RM2BN070D–[ 1930s Japan - Imperial Japanese Army Troop Review ] — Review of the troops of the Imperial Japanese Army's 1st Division (第1師団, Dai-ichi shidan) by their commanding officer Lieutenant-General Kyosuke Kawamura (河村恭輔中将, 1883–1950) before their departure for Manchuria, 1936 (Showa 11). Officers of this division were involved in the attempted coup d'état of February 26, 1936, known as the February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, Niniroku Jiken). 20th century gelatin silver print.

Gensui Count Terauchi Masatake (5 February 1852 – 3 November 1919), was a Japanese military officer, proconsul and politician. He was a Gensui (or Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and the Prime Minister of Japan from 1916 to 1918 Stock Photo

RM2S8RRGG–Gensui Count Terauchi Masatake (5 February 1852 – 3 November 1919), was a Japanese military officer, proconsul and politician. He was a Gensui (or Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and the Prime Minister of Japan from 1916 to 1918

[ 1890s Japan - Korean Police Officer ] — Korean Police Officer at the invasion of the Japanese Imperial Army in Korea during the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895). Published in the French illustrated weekly Le Monde Illustré in 1894 (Meiji 27). Art by French artist Georges Ferdinand Bigot (1860-1927), famous for his satirical cartoons of life in Meiji period Japan. 19th century vintage newspaper illustration. Stock Photo

RMW9KBKD–[ 1890s Japan - Korean Police Officer ] — Korean Police Officer at the invasion of the Japanese Imperial Army in Korea during the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895). Published in the French illustrated weekly Le Monde Illustré in 1894 (Meiji 27). Art by French artist Georges Ferdinand Bigot (1860-1927), famous for his satirical cartoons of life in Meiji period Japan. 19th century vintage newspaper illustration.

Marshal Admiral Count Ito Sukeyuki; also known as Ito Yuko) (20 May 1843 - 16 January 1914) was a career officer and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in Meiji-period Japan. Stock Photo

RMRB649B–Marshal Admiral Count Ito Sukeyuki; also known as Ito Yuko) (20 May 1843 - 16 January 1914) was a career officer and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in Meiji-period Japan.

[ 1930s Japan - Japanese Military Officer ] — Studio photo of a man in military uniform holding a sword, photographed sometime between 1933 (Showa 8) and 1945 (Showa 20). 20th century vintage gelatin silver print. Stock Photo

RM2BN0E9N–[ 1930s Japan - Japanese Military Officer ] — Studio photo of a man in military uniform holding a sword, photographed sometime between 1933 (Showa 8) and 1945 (Showa 20). 20th century vintage gelatin silver print.

Japan: General Tomoyuki Yamashita (8 November 1885 – 23 February 1946), c. 1940s. General Tomoyuki Yamashita was a general of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was most famous for conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, earning the nickname 'The Tiger of Malaya'. He served in Manchuria and North China as well as the Philippines. In 1945 he was convicted of war crimes, and on 23 February 1946, at Los Baños, Laguna Prison Camp, 30 miles (48 km) south of Manila, Yamashita was hanged. Stock Photo

RM2B0155C–Japan: General Tomoyuki Yamashita (8 November 1885 – 23 February 1946), c. 1940s. General Tomoyuki Yamashita was a general of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was most famous for conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, earning the nickname 'The Tiger of Malaya'. He served in Manchuria and North China as well as the Philippines. In 1945 he was convicted of war crimes, and on 23 February 1946, at Los Baños, Laguna Prison Camp, 30 miles (48 km) south of Manila, Yamashita was hanged.

[ 1900s Japan - Illustration of a Japanese Military Officer by George Bigot ] — Japanese infantry officer. Illustration by French artist and caricaturist Georges Bigot (1860 – 1927). The work is titled “No.2 SILHOUETTES JAPONAISES – Officier Japonais d'lnfanterie.” 20th century vintage postcard. Stock Photo

RMWP5X1K–[ 1900s Japan - Illustration of a Japanese Military Officer by George Bigot ] — Japanese infantry officer. Illustration by French artist and caricaturist Georges Bigot (1860 – 1927). The work is titled “No.2 SILHOUETTES JAPONAISES – Officier Japonais d'lnfanterie.” 20th century vintage postcard.

Japan: Count Hasegawa Yoshimichi (1 October 1850 - 27 January 1924), Governor General of Korea (r. 1916-1919), early 20th century. Count Hasegawa Yoshimichi was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and served as the Japanese Governor General of Korea from 1916 to 1919. His decorations included the Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and Order of the Chrysanthemum. He was the son of a samurai fencing master, and fought for the Choshu forces during the Boshin War in 1868. He joined the newly formed Imperial Japanese Army in 1871, serving initially as a captain. Stock Photo

RM2B017H1–Japan: Count Hasegawa Yoshimichi (1 October 1850 - 27 January 1924), Governor General of Korea (r. 1916-1919), early 20th century. Count Hasegawa Yoshimichi was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and served as the Japanese Governor General of Korea from 1916 to 1919. His decorations included the Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and Order of the Chrysanthemum. He was the son of a samurai fencing master, and fought for the Choshu forces during the Boshin War in 1868. He joined the newly formed Imperial Japanese Army in 1871, serving initially as a captain.

Shunroku Hata (1879 – 1962) was a Field Marshal (Gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1948, but was paroled in 1954 Stock Photo

RM2S8RRCF–Shunroku Hata (1879 – 1962) was a Field Marshal (Gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1948, but was paroled in 1954

Japan: Terauchi Masatake, 18th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 October 1916 to 29 September 1918. Field Marshal Count Terauchi Masatake (5 February 1852 – 3 November 1919) was a Field Marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 18th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 October 1916 to 29 September 1918. Stock Photo

RM2B00TWN–Japan: Terauchi Masatake, 18th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 October 1916 to 29 September 1918. Field Marshal Count Terauchi Masatake (5 February 1852 – 3 November 1919) was a Field Marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 18th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 October 1916 to 29 September 1918.

RMF7P644–Photographic portrait of Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919) Japanese military officer, proconsul and politician. He was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 18th Prime Minister of Japan. Dated 1918

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan - Security police officer wearing mask at Tokyo Imperial Palace. Stock Photo

RF2F669CX–Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan - Security police officer wearing mask at Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Marshal Admiral Count Itō Sukeyuki; also known as Itō Yūkō?) (20 May 1843 – 16 January 1914) was a career officer and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in Meiji-period Japan. Stock Photo

RME1GJR9–Marshal Admiral Count Itō Sukeyuki; also known as Itō Yūkō?) (20 May 1843 – 16 January 1914) was a career officer and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in Meiji-period Japan.

Higashikuni Naruhiko, 3.12.1887 - 26.1.1990, Japanese general, commander-in chief of the Imperial Army Air Service 1937 - 1938, full-length, during of an inspection tour through China, Tai-Chen Chen, 20.3.1938, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available Stock Photo

RMRWGY6D–Higashikuni Naruhiko, 3.12.1887 - 26.1.1990, Japanese general, commander-in chief of the Imperial Army Air Service 1937 - 1938, full-length, during of an inspection tour through China, Tai-Chen Chen, 20.3.1938, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

RM2F62BNX–Commodore Perry Meeting Imperial Commissioners, 1854

geography / travel, Japan, people, Mitsuo Furchida, a Japanese WWII veteran, who led the air attack on Pearl Harbor, on the occasion of the premiere of the movie 'Tora, Tora, Tora' with his wife in London, 5.10.1970, Stock Photo

RMBBNEA5–geography / travel, Japan, people, Mitsuo Furchida, a Japanese WWII veteran, who led the air attack on Pearl Harbor, on the occasion of the premiere of the movie 'Tora, Tora, Tora' with his wife in London, 5.10.1970,

Japanese Imperial soldier Uwano Ishinosuke returns to Japan from Ukrane after 60+ years .Here pictured in Kiev Boryspil airport with Embassy officer Stock Photo

RM2Y8JECA–Japanese Imperial soldier Uwano Ishinosuke returns to Japan from Ukrane after 60+ years .Here pictured in Kiev Boryspil airport with Embassy officer

Tokyo / Japan - April 22, 2018: Police officer on duty guarding the entrance to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Stock Photo

RF2BMNX13–Tokyo / Japan - April 22, 2018: Police officer on duty guarding the entrance to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

Terauchi? addressing Lower House, Japan, Photograph probably shows politician and officer Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919) who was a Gensui (Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and served as Prime Minister (1916-1918)., 1917, Glass negatives, 1 negative: glass Stock Photo

RM2WRC6DM–Terauchi? addressing Lower House, Japan, Photograph probably shows politician and officer Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919) who was a Gensui (Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and served as Prime Minister (1916-1918)., 1917, Glass negatives, 1 negative: glass

japanese officer in ordinary dress national traditional local costume native period dress Japan Nihon Nippon Nippon-koku island Stock Photo

RMAMH88M–japanese officer in ordinary dress national traditional local costume native period dress Japan Nihon Nippon Nippon-koku island

Burma Campaign, 1944-1945. A Japanese officer shares a cigarette with a soldier of the pro-Japanese Indian National Army during a brief rest in their ultimately ill-fated advance towards India, April 1944. Stock Photo

RM2M5GCMY–Burma Campaign, 1944-1945. A Japanese officer shares a cigarette with a soldier of the pro-Japanese Indian National Army during a brief rest in their ultimately ill-fated advance towards India, April 1944.

Security officer standing on duty at the entrance of Chiyoda Garden Stock Photo

RM2M5W07B–Security officer standing on duty at the entrance of Chiyoda Garden

Malaya Campaign, December 1941 – February 1942. After suing for peace in the face of an overwhelming advance through the Malay Peninsula by the invading Imperial Japanese Twenty-Fifth Army, Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival (right)—General Officer Commanding Malaya—and his staff negotiates surrender terms with Lieutenant-General Yamashita Tomoyuki, Singapore, February 15 1942. Stock Photo

RM2RH1T8P–Malaya Campaign, December 1941 – February 1942. After suing for peace in the face of an overwhelming advance through the Malay Peninsula by the invading Imperial Japanese Twenty-Fifth Army, Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival (right)—General Officer Commanding Malaya—and his staff negotiates surrender terms with Lieutenant-General Yamashita Tomoyuki, Singapore, February 15 1942.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor. Stock Photo

RMKFD762–The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor.

Tokyo, Japan. 29th Mar, 2020. Tokyo Metropolitan police officer patrols at the square in front of Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, March 29, 2020. It's first time in 32 years that Tokyo witnessed the accumulation of snow measuring 1 centimeter or more in late March. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2BAT4EA–Tokyo, Japan. 29th Mar, 2020. Tokyo Metropolitan police officer patrols at the square in front of Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, March 29, 2020. It's first time in 32 years that Tokyo witnessed the accumulation of snow measuring 1 centimeter or more in late March. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

M1883 Imperial Japanese Navy officer’s dagger. Stock Photo

RFWTCC01–M1883 Imperial Japanese Navy officer’s dagger.

TOKYO, JAPAN - CIRCA APR, 2013: Guard is in the inner ground. Security is in the garden of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. The primary residence of the Emp Stock Photo

RFJEW2YD–TOKYO, JAPAN - CIRCA APR, 2013: Guard is in the inner ground. Security is in the garden of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. The primary residence of the Emp

RM2S8RRDG–Shunroku Hata (1879 – 1962) was a Field Marshal (Gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1948, but was paroled in 1954

USA/Japan: A USAF F6F-3 crash landing on the deck of USS Enterprise, 10 November 1943. Crash landing of F6F on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise while enroute to attack Makin Island. Lt. Walter Chewning, catapult officer, clambers up the side of the plane to assist the pilot, Ensign Byron Johnson, from the flaming cockpit. Stock Photo

RM2B01DE2–USA/Japan: A USAF F6F-3 crash landing on the deck of USS Enterprise, 10 November 1943. Crash landing of F6F on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise while enroute to attack Makin Island. Lt. Walter Chewning, catapult officer, clambers up the side of the plane to assist the pilot, Ensign Byron Johnson, from the flaming cockpit.

RM2A5YXJ4–Photographic portrait of Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919) Japanese military officer, proconsul and politician. He was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 18th Prime Minister of Japan. Dated 1918

The bronze equestrian statue of Prince Komatsu Akihito in Ueno Park, Tokyo. He was a was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army. Stock Photo

RF2H8EYKY–The bronze equestrian statue of Prince Komatsu Akihito in Ueno Park, Tokyo. He was a was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army.

RELEASE DATE: Nov 22, 2003. MOVIE TITLE: The Last Samurai. STUDIO: Radar Pictures. PLOT: Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center o Stock Photo

RMF6JE6N–RELEASE DATE: Nov 22, 2003. MOVIE TITLE: The Last Samurai. STUDIO: Radar Pictures. PLOT: Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center o

Terauchi Hisaichi, 8.8.1879 - 12.6.1946, general, ADDITIONAL-RIGHTS-CLEARANCE-INFO-NOT-AVAILABLE Stock Photo

RM2X2DGAF–Terauchi Hisaichi, 8.8.1879 - 12.6.1946, general, ADDITIONAL-RIGHTS-CLEARANCE-INFO-NOT-AVAILABLE

Security Officer cyclist Imperial Palace Gardens Tokyo Japan Stock Photo

RMAEPE8B–Security Officer cyclist Imperial Palace Gardens Tokyo Japan

A Tokyo Imperial Palace guardsman on duty at Kokyogaien National Gardens, Tokyo, Japan. Stock Photo

RMHTCAR2–A Tokyo Imperial Palace guardsman on duty at Kokyogaien National Gardens, Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo Japan 11th Mar 2023: the bronze statue of the Imperial Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito in Ueno Park. He is a Japanese career officer. Stock Photo

RF2R99G2N–Tokyo Japan 11th Mar 2023: the bronze statue of the Imperial Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito in Ueno Park. He is a Japanese career officer.

Kyoto, Japan - April 17, 2019: Courtyard exterior in Imperial Palace with guard police officer security walking on garden road by tourists Stock Photo

RF2B21NNK–Kyoto, Japan - April 17, 2019: Courtyard exterior in Imperial Palace with guard police officer security walking on garden road by tourists

Japanese sailors at salute for Chichibu, Photograph shows Japanese sailors on ship at salute for Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902-1953) a member of the Imperial House of Japan and an officer in the Japanese army., 1927 Feb. 19, Glass negatives, 1 negative: glass Stock Photo

RM2WRC7R6–Japanese sailors at salute for Chichibu, Photograph shows Japanese sailors on ship at salute for Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902-1953) a member of the Imperial House of Japan and an officer in the Japanese army., 1927 Feb. 19, Glass negatives, 1 negative: glass

A statue of Jimmy Doolittle the US officer who directed the American bombing raids against Japan in the Imperial War Museum at D Stock Photo

RMB0CKR6–A statue of Jimmy Doolittle the US officer who directed the American bombing raids against Japan in the Imperial War Museum at D

Tokyo, Japan. 1st May, 2019. A law enforcement officer and his sniffing dog stand near the entrance of the Japanese Imperial Palace in Tokyo Japan. On the same day Japan's new emperor, Naruhito formally took up his post. Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Naruhito ascends the Chrysanthemum throne in a very different Japan to the one his father took over in 1989. Photo by: Ramiro Agustin Vargas Tabares Credit: Ramiro Agustin Vargas Tabares/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RMT6GBFT–Tokyo, Japan. 1st May, 2019. A law enforcement officer and his sniffing dog stand near the entrance of the Japanese Imperial Palace in Tokyo Japan. On the same day Japan's new emperor, Naruhito formally took up his post. Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Naruhito ascends the Chrysanthemum throne in a very different Japan to the one his father took over in 1989. Photo by: Ramiro Agustin Vargas Tabares Credit: Ramiro Agustin Vargas Tabares/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

japanese high officer and sword bearer in armour 1867 Stock Photo

RMBACDXX–japanese high officer and sword bearer in armour 1867

A Japanese police officer riding the bike in a park near the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Stock Photo

RMHWXNRG–A Japanese police officer riding the bike in a park near the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo, Japan. 15th Aug, 2022. Member of Tokyo Metropolitan Police officer are seen patrolling before the memorial service for the war dead of World War II marking the 77th anniversary around the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, August 15, 2022. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2JP215B–Tokyo, Japan. 15th Aug, 2022. Member of Tokyo Metropolitan Police officer are seen patrolling before the memorial service for the war dead of World War II marking the 77th anniversary around the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, August 15, 2022. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

19th century XIX Japan Magistrate and soldiers Samurai Stock Photo

RFDJAGP4–19th century XIX Japan Magistrate and soldiers Samurai

(Terauchi?) addressing Lower House, Japan, 1917. Probably shows politician and officer Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919) who was a Gensui (Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and served as Prime Minister (1916-1918). Stock Photo

RM2X220B0–(Terauchi?) addressing Lower House, Japan, 1917. Probably shows politician and officer Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919) who was a Gensui (Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and served as Prime Minister (1916-1918).

May 27, 2019 - Tokyo, Japan - A Tokyo Police officer directs the traffic as a group of US President Trump supporters stage outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Japan awaiting to get a glimpse of President Trump. This is the fourth day of Trump's state visit to Japan. Photo taken on May 27, 2019. Photo by: Ramiro Agustin Vargas Tabares (Credit Image: © Ramiro Agustin Vargas Tabares/ZUMA Wire) Stock Photo

RMTAPYJB–May 27, 2019 - Tokyo, Japan - A Tokyo Police officer directs the traffic as a group of US President Trump supporters stage outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Japan awaiting to get a glimpse of President Trump. This is the fourth day of Trump's state visit to Japan. Photo taken on May 27, 2019. Photo by: Ramiro Agustin Vargas Tabares (Credit Image: © Ramiro Agustin Vargas Tabares/ZUMA Wire)

Retro photo of admiral Heihachiro Togo. Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro (1848 – 1934), served as a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the I Stock Photo

RM2DDT62A–Retro photo of admiral Heihachiro Togo. Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro (1848 – 1934), served as a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the I

Germany/Soviet Union: Dr Richard Sorge (1895-1944), Soviet Spy and Anti-Fascist, Hero of the Soviet Union. Richard Sorge (October 4, 1895 - November 7, 1944) was an anti-fascist and intelligence officer who worked for the Soviet Union. He had gained great fame among espionage enthusiasts for his intelligence gathering during World War II. He worked as a journalist in both Germany and Japan, where he was imprisoned for spying and eventually hanged. His GRU codename was 'Ramsay'. He is widely regarded as one of the most productive and heroic Soviet intelligence officers of the Second World War Stock Photo

RM2B00YTA–Germany/Soviet Union: Dr Richard Sorge (1895-1944), Soviet Spy and Anti-Fascist, Hero of the Soviet Union. Richard Sorge (October 4, 1895 - November 7, 1944) was an anti-fascist and intelligence officer who worked for the Soviet Union. He had gained great fame among espionage enthusiasts for his intelligence gathering during World War II. He worked as a journalist in both Germany and Japan, where he was imprisoned for spying and eventually hanged. His GRU codename was 'Ramsay'. He is widely regarded as one of the most productive and heroic Soviet intelligence officers of the Second World War

RM2A5YXJH–Photographic portrait of Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919) Japanese military officer, proconsul and politician. He was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 18th Prime Minister of Japan. Dated 1918

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and Fleet Admiral Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito of the Japanese imperial family, meeting during World War One. Stock Photo

RM2RGDY1Y–Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and Fleet Admiral Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito of the Japanese imperial family, meeting during World War One.

RMF6JE86–RELEASE DATE: Nov 22, 2003. MOVIE TITLE: The Last Samurai. STUDIO: Radar Pictures. PLOT: Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center o

Imperial prince Nobuhito (1905-1987), brother of Emperor Shôwa (Hirohito) of Japan. He poses with his wife, Princess Takamatsu. c.1925 Photo Taponier Photo12.com - Coll. Taponier credit:Photo12/Coll. Taponier Stock Photo

RMKFJK3K–Imperial prince Nobuhito (1905-1987), brother of Emperor Shôwa (Hirohito) of Japan. He poses with his wife, Princess Takamatsu. c.1925 Photo Taponier Photo12.com - Coll. Taponier credit:Photo12/Coll. Taponier

Imperial Military Academy against a background of flowers, at the top right a portrait of an unknown Japanese officer, Anonymous, 1937 - 1941 print. photomechanical print This print is part of an album. Japan paper collotype / printing military academy. anonymous historical person portrayed Imperial Japanese Army Academy Stock Photo

RM2WBXNXG–Imperial Military Academy against a background of flowers, at the top right a portrait of an unknown Japanese officer, Anonymous, 1937 - 1941 print. photomechanical print This print is part of an album. Japan paper collotype / printing military academy. anonymous historical person portrayed Imperial Japanese Army Academy

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William Imperial, a hospital corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), stands at attention during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2021. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. Stock Photo

RM2H0D883–U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William Imperial, a hospital corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), stands at attention during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2021. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

RF2R99G2M–Tokyo Japan 11th Mar 2023: the bronze statue of the Imperial Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito in Ueno Park. He is a Japanese career officer.

Aki Nichols, public affairs officer for Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, translates site information for Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, local tenant commands and the mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) during a tour of an Imperial Japanese Navy WWII underground command center at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo District Headquarters in Sasebo, Japan May 25, 2022. The tour was part of Fleet Week Japan 2022, a Commander, Navy Region Japan-wide event that aims to foster relationships between U.S. Navy installations in Japan, JMSDF partners, a Stock Photo

RM2MAC4H5–Aki Nichols, public affairs officer for Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, translates site information for Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, local tenant commands and the mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) during a tour of an Imperial Japanese Navy WWII underground command center at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo District Headquarters in Sasebo, Japan May 25, 2022. The tour was part of Fleet Week Japan 2022, a Commander, Navy Region Japan-wide event that aims to foster relationships between U.S. Navy installations in Japan, JMSDF partners, a

Tokyo, Japan. 23rd Feb, 2024. Police officers escort well-wishers arriving for the appearance of Japan's Emperor Naruhito (not pictured) at the Imperial Palace on February 23, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. Emperor Naruhito appeared to greet the public on his 64th birthday, flanked by Empress Masako and other members of the Japanese Royal Family. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/POOL/SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2WKXGYM–Tokyo, Japan. 23rd Feb, 2024. Police officers escort well-wishers arriving for the appearance of Japan's Emperor Naruhito (not pictured) at the Imperial Palace on February 23, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. Emperor Naruhito appeared to greet the public on his 64th birthday, flanked by Empress Masako and other members of the Japanese Royal Family. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/POOL/SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News

Tokyo, Japan. 28th Feb, 2016. A Tokyo Metropolitan Police officer stand gard in the Koto Ward Tokyo Japan during the Tokyo Marathon 2016. Tokyo Marathon is celebrating it's 10th aniversay of existence, this year close to 36,500 people from Japan and other parts of the world participated. The marathon travels through various points of Tokyo staring at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, continuing to Iidabashi, Imperial Palace, Hibiya, Shinagawa, Ginza, Nihonbashi, Asakusa Kaminari-mon, Tsukiji, Toyosu and ending at Tokyo Big Sight. According to some local media reports new securi Stock Photo

RMFJ2KNM–Tokyo, Japan. 28th Feb, 2016. A Tokyo Metropolitan Police officer stand gard in the Koto Ward Tokyo Japan during the Tokyo Marathon 2016. Tokyo Marathon is celebrating it's 10th aniversay of existence, this year close to 36,500 people from Japan and other parts of the world participated. The marathon travels through various points of Tokyo staring at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, continuing to Iidabashi, Imperial Palace, Hibiya, Shinagawa, Ginza, Nihonbashi, Asakusa Kaminari-mon, Tsukiji, Toyosu and ending at Tokyo Big Sight. According to some local media reports new securi

RM2WKXH0J–Tokyo, Japan. 23rd Feb, 2024. Police officers escort well-wishers arriving for the appearance of Japan's Emperor Naruhito (not pictured) at the Imperial Palace on February 23, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. Emperor Naruhito appeared to greet the public on his 64th birthday, flanked by Empress Masako and other members of the Japanese Royal Family. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News

Department Of Air -- A group of Allied officials aboard the warship, General Sturgis, on their way to Japan to take part in the official surrender aboard USS Missouri, The R.A.A.F's Chief of the Air Staff (Air Vice-Marshal George Jones) is seated at the extreme left, with Lieut.-General Berryman next to him. The naval officer is Admiral Yang Hsuan Ch-ung, of China. The photograph was taken aboard the vessel by Air Vice-Marshal Jones's staff officer Wing Commander, R. Laurie, of Adelaide. September 10, 1949. (Photo by Australian Official Photograph). Stock Photo

RM2HX4K5E–Department Of Air -- A group of Allied officials aboard the warship, General Sturgis, on their way to Japan to take part in the official surrender aboard USS Missouri, The R.A.A.F's Chief of the Air Staff (Air Vice-Marshal George Jones) is seated at the extreme left, with Lieut.-General Berryman next to him. The naval officer is Admiral Yang Hsuan Ch-ung, of China. The photograph was taken aboard the vessel by Air Vice-Marshal Jones's staff officer Wing Commander, R. Laurie, of Adelaide. September 10, 1949. (Photo by Australian Official Photograph).

Koyasan, Japan, Okunoin cemetery. Wooden ornate pavilion, mausoleum of Ii, chief Ritual officer of Imperial Palace with tombstones in front. Snow. Stock Photo

RMF4HYKN–Koyasan, Japan, Okunoin cemetery. Wooden ornate pavilion, mausoleum of Ii, chief Ritual officer of Imperial Palace with tombstones in front. Snow.

Landung von Commodore Perry, Offizieren und Männern des Geschwaders zum Treffen mit den kaiserlichen Kommissaren in Simoda, Japan, 8. Juni 1854, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert Stock Photo

RF2S87902–Landung von Commodore Perry, Offizieren und Männern des Geschwaders zum Treffen mit den kaiserlichen Kommissaren in Simoda, Japan, 8. Juni 1854, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

H.I.H. Prince Kan-in. He has accompanied the Prince Regent in his European tour. March 2, 1936. (Photo by The Asahigraph Photo Service). Stock Photo

RM2J43JDM–H.I.H. Prince Kan-in. He has accompanied the Prince Regent in his European tour. March 2, 1936. (Photo by The Asahigraph Photo Service).

Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons, U.S.Navy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911. [Togo was admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Naval officer John Henry Gibbons was superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis]. Stock Photo

RM2K08N27–Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons, U.S.Navy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911. [Togo was admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Naval officer John Henry Gibbons was superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis].

Landing of Commodore Perry, Officers and Men of the Squadron, to Meet the Imperial Commissioners at Simoda, Japan, June 8, 1854 1855 Stock Photo

RM2R7TX6H–Landing of Commodore Perry, Officers and Men of the Squadron, to Meet the Imperial Commissioners at Simoda, Japan, June 8, 1854 1855

Monty Returns - A smiling study of Filed Marshall Viscount Montgomery, C.I.G.S. on arrival at Northolt today August 8 while talking to reporters. Filed Marshall Viscount Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, who ***** to pressure of work cancelled the last part of his tour which was to have included a visit to Japan, returned by air to Northolt airport this afternoon August 8. April 10, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo). Stock Photo

RM2JJY87M–Monty Returns - A smiling study of Filed Marshall Viscount Montgomery, C.I.G.S. on arrival at Northolt today August 8 while talking to reporters. Filed Marshall Viscount Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, who ***** to pressure of work cancelled the last part of his tour which was to have included a visit to Japan, returned by air to Northolt airport this afternoon August 8. April 10, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Vietnam: Imperial Japanese officers surrender to the British in Saigon, 1945. The Japanese Invasion of French Indochina, also known as the Vietnam Expedition, was a move by the Empire of Japan in September 1940, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, to prevent China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina, via the Sino-Vietnamese Railway from the port of Haiphong through Hanoi to Kunming in Yunnan. Japan occupied northern Indochina, which tightened the blockade of China, and made continuation of the drawn out Battle of South Guangxi unnecessary. Stock Photo

RM2B00MYW–Vietnam: Imperial Japanese officers surrender to the British in Saigon, 1945. The Japanese Invasion of French Indochina, also known as the Vietnam Expedition, was a move by the Empire of Japan in September 1940, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, to prevent China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina, via the Sino-Vietnamese Railway from the port of Haiphong through Hanoi to Kunming in Yunnan. Japan occupied northern Indochina, which tightened the blockade of China, and made continuation of the drawn out Battle of South Guangxi unnecessary.

'Count Yamagata, commander-in-chief of the Japanese army'. Portrait. Field Marshal Prince Yamagata Aritomo (14 June 1838 â€“ 1 February 1922), also known as Yamagata KyÅsuke, was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan. He is considered one of the architects of the military and political foundations of early modern Japan. Yamagata Aritomo can be seen as the father of Japanese militarism. Illustrated London News. London, 1894. Source: Illustrated london News, 6 October 1894, page 431. Stock Photo

RMR5EG6B–'Count Yamagata, commander-in-chief of the Japanese army'. Portrait. Field Marshal Prince Yamagata Aritomo (14 June 1838 â€“ 1 February 1922), also known as Yamagata KyÅsuke, was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan. He is considered one of the architects of the military and political foundations of early modern Japan. Yamagata Aritomo can be seen as the father of Japanese militarism. Illustrated London News. London, 1894. Source: Illustrated london News, 6 October 1894, page 431.

RM2B020MY–Japan: Count Maresuke Nogi (25 December 1849 - 13 September 1912), general in the Imperial Japanese Army. Count Nogi Maresuke, GCB, also known as Kiten, was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a governor of Taiwan. He was one of the commanders during the 1894 capture of Port Arthur from China, and the subsequent massacre of thousands of Chinese civilians. He was a prominent figure in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, as commander of the forces which captured Port Arthur from the Russians. He was a national hero in Imperial Japan as a model of feudal loyalty and self-sacrifice.

RMF6JE85–RELEASE DATE: Nov 22, 2003. MOVIE TITLE: The Last Samurai. STUDIO: Radar Pictures. PLOT: Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center o

Japan: Russian Admiral Nebogatov commanding the Emperor Nikolai I surrenders to the Japanese Navy near Takeshima on May 28, 1905, (Russo-Japanese War, 8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905). The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. Stock Photo

RM2B00ME4–Japan: Russian Admiral Nebogatov commanding the Emperor Nikolai I surrenders to the Japanese Navy near Takeshima on May 28, 1905, (Russo-Japanese War, 8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905). The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers.

A security guard on duty in a booth Stock Photo

RM2M5W083–A security guard on duty in a booth

Japan: 'A Military Parade in Nagoya'. Ukiyo-e woodblock print, 1900. Troops from the Third Infantry Division Headquarters on parade in Nagoya. Nagoya is the third-largest city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region of central Honshū, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji. It is also the center of Japan's third largest metropolitan region, known as the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area. Stock Photo

RM2B016MT–Japan: 'A Military Parade in Nagoya'. Ukiyo-e woodblock print, 1900. Troops from the Third Infantry Division Headquarters on parade in Nagoya. Nagoya is the third-largest city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region of central Honshū, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji. It is also the center of Japan's third largest metropolitan region, known as the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.

Engagement of H.I.H. Princess Teru.... His Imperial Highness Captain Prince Morihiro Higashikuni. May 5, 1941. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service). Stock Photo

RM2HX581P–Engagement of H.I.H. Princess Teru.... His Imperial Highness Captain Prince Morihiro Higashikuni. May 5, 1941. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service).

Japan: Sanada Yukimura (1567 - 3 June 1615), samurai general of the Sengoku period. Hanging scroll painting, Edo period. Sanada Yukimura, real name Nobushige, was a legendary samurai from the Sengoku period. The Sanada clan initially drifted between the stronger daimyos, before becoming a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. However, Yukimura turned on Hideyoshi's ally Tokugawa Ieyasu just before the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He was exiled to Mt. Koya for his betrayal, but continued to defy the Tokugawas, becoming a general for the defenders during the Siege of Osaka of 1614-1615, where he died. Stock Photo

RM2B016CF–Japan: Sanada Yukimura (1567 - 3 June 1615), samurai general of the Sengoku period. Hanging scroll painting, Edo period. Sanada Yukimura, real name Nobushige, was a legendary samurai from the Sengoku period. The Sanada clan initially drifted between the stronger daimyos, before becoming a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. However, Yukimura turned on Hideyoshi's ally Tokugawa Ieyasu just before the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He was exiled to Mt. Koya for his betrayal, but continued to defy the Tokugawas, becoming a general for the defenders during the Siege of Osaka of 1614-1615, where he died.

RM2MAC4FX–Aki Nichols, public affairs officer for Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, translates site information for Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, local tenant commands and the mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) during a tour of an Imperial Japanese Navy WWII underground command center at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo District Headquarters in Sasebo, Japan May 25, 2022. The tour was part of Fleet Week Japan 2022, a Commander, Navy Region Japan-wide event that aims to foster relationships between U.S. Navy installations in Japan, JMSDF partners, a

Japan: 'Military Display in Nagoya'. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Hirokuni (fl. 19th century), 1888. Nagoya is the third-largest city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region of central Honshū, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji. It is also the center of Japan's third largest metropolitan region, known as the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area. As of 2000, Chūkyō Metropolitan Area had 8.74 million people, of which 2.17 million lived in Nagoya. Stock Photo

RM2B016MR–Japan: 'Military Display in Nagoya'. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Hirokuni (fl. 19th century), 1888. Nagoya is the third-largest city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region of central Honshū, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji. It is also the center of Japan's third largest metropolitan region, known as the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area. As of 2000, Chūkyō Metropolitan Area had 8.74 million people, of which 2.17 million lived in Nagoya.

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