List of Japanese political figures in early Showa period

List of certain important political and civil figures during World War II:

*Osachi Hamaguchi: Prime Minister
*Tomeo Sagoya: the assassin of Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi. He was a member of Aikoku-sha (Love of Country Association)
*Reijiro Wakatsuki: Prime Minister
*Kei Hara: Commoner and liberal thinker of the Seiyukai party, came to be Prime Minister.
*Kaku Mori: a Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
*Yosuke Matsuoka: Foreign Affairs Minister
*Fumimaro Konoe: Prime Minister, founder of Dobunkai Secret society
*Nataoke Sato: himself realizing official duties, Manchukuo and China, some ambassador in Italy and last Ambassador in Soviet Union
*Kanji Kato: an important functionary in the Foreign affairs ministry.
*Shimpei Goto: ex-governor of Taiwan and important supporter of Manchukuo actions.
*Noburo Ohtani: president of N.Y.K. Line
*Kishi Shinsuke: a nationalist, industrialist and merchant
*Yakichiro Suma: Spokesman of Foreign Affairs Ministry
*Nobofumi Ito: Chief of Information department
*Koh Ishii: Spokesman of Information department
*Saitō Takao: Member of Diet, opposed to official policy
*Baron Takumo Dan: Chief of Mitsui Banking interest and United States friend
*Kazuo Taoka: nationalist with Yakuza links
*Kenji Osano: Ultranationalist politician and thinker
*Koki Hirota: member of Genyosha and Black Dragon secret societies, also Foreign Minister, Prime Minister
*Kaoru Ogawa: another member of nationalist societies and right wing believer associated with organized crime
*Ryohei Uchida: Ultranationalist, founder of Genyosha (Dark Ocean, also Black Ocean) secret society; too right-wing adviser and president of Dai Nippon Seisanto (Japan Production Party) nationalist party.
*Kuzuo Yoshihisa: Right-wing supporter, successor of Ryohei Uchida in leading of Black Dragon Society in 1937.
*Kotaro Hiraoka: another ultranationalist, also a Samurai. Another founder of the Genyosha Secret society.
*Mitsuro Toyama: chief of Black Dragon Society, also founder ofKenkokukai and Roninkai secret groups.
*Kosaburo Tachibana: right-wing follower, founder of Aikyojuku (Native-Land-Loving School) Secret society
*Kakuei Tanaka: Ultranationalist. Former Japanese Prime Minister
*Hisayuki Machii: Nationalist leader with criminal connections
*Jirocho Shimizu no: a politician with nationalist links
*Kakuji Inagawa: another right-wing follower and ideologist
*Fumio Goto: chief of Showa Studies Society
*Dr. Shumei Okawa: nationalist ideologist and instructor in Showa Studies Society
*Count Yoriyasu Arima: another "professor" in Showa Studies Society
*Fusanosuke Kuhara: ex-syndicalist, ideologist and right-wing spokesman
*Komakichi Matsuoka: syndicalist and leader of the Worker Federation of Japan industrial Syndicate during the 1940s
*Naoki Hoshino: right-wing and Army civil follower Ideologist
*Ichizo Kobayashi: President of Tokio Gasu Denky (Electric light and Gas Company of Tokyo) and Minister of Commerce and Industry
*Shozo Murata: president of Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Minister of Communications
*Prince Kimmochi Saionji: last survivor of ancient Genro group, related with Sumitomo Zaibatsu Clan
*Akira Kazami: Ministry of Justice
*Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma: Radical thinker, Home Minister
*Masatsune Ogura: Director of Sumitomo Empress and Finance Minister
*Chikao Fujisawa: member of Diet, supporte of State Shinto laws
*Prince Kanin, supporter of State
*Katsuko Tojo: Tojo's wife and supporter of the implementation of eugenics policies in Japan
*Yoshisuke Aikawa: Industrialist of Nissan Company, also Chief of Manchukuo Industrial Zaibatsu along Japanese Army Establishment
*Toshio Shiratori: radical follower of the Axis Powers alliance, first adviser of the Foreign Affairs ministry and ambassador in Italy
*Count Kabayama: moderate and Capitalist diplomat, also United States friend
*Renzo Sawada: ex-ambassador in France
*Juji Kasai: Representant Chamber Member, another Pro-American
*Kensuke Horinouchi: Ambassador in the United States for a short time
*Marquis Okuma: ex-Prime Minister
*Fuji Fujuzawa: Industrialist and foreign merchant in Scrap iron and nationalist government supporter
*Saburo Kurusu: new special ambassador in the United States
*Kaname Wakasugi: aide of Special Ambassador
*Yoshio Kodama: ultranationalist thinker and political personality related with Yakuza groups
*Ryoichi Sasakawa: a right-wing follower and ideology also linked with criminal societies
*Kaya Okinori: nationalist and merchant related with some Yakuza groups

Military figures in politics

*General Kazushige Ugaki: Prime Minister
*General Giichi Tanaka: Prime Minister
*General Hideki Tojo: Prime Minister, War Minister and Home Minister
*General Sadao Araki: Radical ideologist, founder of Kodoha Party and Minister of Education
*Admiral Makoto Saito: Prime Minister
*Colonel Kingoro Hashimoto: Leader of Imperial Young Federation, Imperial Aid Association and Imperial Farmers Association
*Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai: Prime Minister
*General Nobuyuki Abe: Foreign Affairs Minister
*Lieutenant General Heisuke Yanagawa: Ministry of Justice and leader of the Imperial Aid Association
*Admiral Teijiro Toyoda: Commerce & Industry and Foreign Affairs Minister
*Lieutenant General Seizo Sakonji: Commerce & Industry Minister
*General Kuniaki Koizo: Prime Minister and partidaire of State Shintoism policy
*Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura: military policy, proposed how special ambassador in agreements with the United States
*General Hachiro Arita: ex-Foreign Affairs Minister and military thinker
*Colonel Hideo Iwakuro: member of Army Staaff, right-winger, and diplomatic Army supporter