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'''Yasuhiko Asaka''' (1887-) was a Japanese Prince, uncle of [[Hirohito]] and son of Prince. [[Kuni Asahiko]]. He was also an [[Imperial Japanese Army]], who was in overall command of the final assault on Nanking in 1937, an incident called the [[Rape of Nanking]]. | '''Yasuhiko Asaka''' (1887-1981) was a Japanese Prince, uncle of [[Hirohito]] and son of Prince. [[Kuni Asahiko]]. He was also an [[Imperial Japanese Army]], who was in overall command of the final assault on Nanking in 1937, an incident called the [[Rape of Nanking]]. | ||
His direct responsibility for the Rape of Nanking is unclear; different accounts have him signing the order to kill all prisoners, while others have him arriving only after that was done. No legal body examined his [[command responsibility]]. | After the [[February 26, 1936]] incident, commanding the Imperial Guards of the Palace, he urged the Emperor to replace [[Keisuke Okada |Okada Government]] with the [[Koki Hirota |Koki cabinet]], done in March 1936. | ||
His direct responsibility for the Rape of Nanking is unclear; different accounts have him signing the order to kill all prisoners, while others have him arriving only after that was done; he had replaced the acknowledged and executed commander, [[Matsui Iwane]]. No legal body examined his [[command responsibility]]. | |||
He was not prosecuted by the [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]], but that was more a matter of the immunity granted to the Imperial Family than a determination of innocence. | He was not prosecuted by the [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]], but that was more a matter of the immunity granted to the Imperial Family than a determination of innocence. | ||
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Yasuhiko Asaka (1887-1981) was a Japanese Prince, uncle of Hirohito and son of Prince. Kuni Asahiko. He was also an Imperial Japanese Army, who was in overall command of the final assault on Nanking in 1937, an incident called the Rape of Nanking.
After the February 26, 1936 incident, commanding the Imperial Guards of the Palace, he urged the Emperor to replace Okada Government with the Koki cabinet, done in March 1936.
His direct responsibility for the Rape of Nanking is unclear; different accounts have him signing the order to kill all prisoners, while others have him arriving only after that was done; he had replaced the acknowledged and executed commander, Matsui Iwane. No legal body examined his command responsibility.
He was not prosecuted by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, but that was more a matter of the immunity granted to the Imperial Family than a determination of innocence.