Sato Shunji
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was a Japanese physician
during the first half of the 20th century and a commander in the Imperial Japanese Army
. From 1941 to 1943 he was chief of Unit 8604
, a biological warfare
unit that operated in Southern China
. From 1944 onwards he was Chief of Medical Service of the IJA 5th Army.
In the Khabarovsk War Crime Trials
carried out by the Soviet Union
after the war he was convicted and sentenced to 20 years' incarceration. In 1956, due to the recovery of the Soviet-Japanese diplomatic relations, he was released after being held for seven years.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
during the first half of the 20th century and a commander in the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
. From 1941 to 1943 he was chief of Unit 8604
Unit 8604
Unit 8604 or Nami Unit was a secret military medical unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that researched biological warfare and other topics through human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II era...
, a biological warfare
Biological warfare
Biological warfare is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war...
unit that operated in Southern China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. From 1944 onwards he was Chief of Medical Service of the IJA 5th Army.
In the Khabarovsk War Crime Trials
Khabarovsk War Crime Trials
Khabarovsk War Crime Trials were a series of hearings held between December 25 - 31st, 1949 in the Soviet Union's industrial city of Khabarovsk situated on the Russian Far East...
carried out by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
after the war he was convicted and sentenced to 20 years' incarceration. In 1956, due to the recovery of the Soviet-Japanese diplomatic relations, he was released after being held for seven years.