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Toshio Shiratori
白鳥敏夫
Toshio Shiratori; 白鳥敏夫
	Toshio Shiratori
Born	8 June 1887; Chiba Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died	3 June 1949 (aged 61); Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Occupied Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Ambassador, Adviser to foreign minister
Criminal status	Deceased
Conviction(s)	Crimes against peace
Trial	International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment

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Toshio Shiratori (白鳥敏夫, Shiratori Toshio, 8 June 1887 – 3 June 1949) was the Japanese ambassador to Italy from 1938 to 1940, adviser to the Japanese foreign minister in 1940, and one of the 14 Class-A war criminals enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine.

Shiratori served as Director of Information Bureau under the Foreign Ministry from 1929 to 1933. He served as Ambassador to Sweden and non-resident Ambassador to Finland from 1933 to 1936, the Grand Cross of the Royal Swedish Order of the Polar Star granted to him in 1939. He was appointed ambassador to Italy, serving from 1938 to 1940, and became adviser to foreign minister Yōsuke Matsuoka in 1940. He was an advocate of military expansionism, counseling an alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan to facilitate world domination. On 23 May 1942, the Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano wrote in his diary that Shiratori had said that the 'dominion of the world belongs to Japan, the Mikado is the only god on earth, and that both Hitler and Mussolini must become resigned to this reality.'

Shiratori was found guilty of conspiring to wage aggressive war by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in November 1948 and sentenced to life imprisonment.^[1] He died in prison of laryngeal cancer in 1949.

On 7 October 1978, Shiratori was one of fourteen Class-A war criminals controversially enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine.^[2] A memo from Emperor Shōwa, disclosed in 2006, revealed that he stopped visiting Yasukuni Shrine from 1978 until his death in 1989, because "they even enshrined Matsuoka and Shiratori."^[3]

References

^ "IMTFE Judgement". Retrieved 23 January 2012.
^ "The 14 Class-A War Criminals Enshrined at Yasukuni". 19 July 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
^ "When Emperor Showa spoke from the heart in his memo". 24 July 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

[1] "IMTFE Judgement". Retrieved 23 January 2012.

[2] "The 14 Class-A War Criminals Enshrined at Yasukuni". 19 July 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

[3] "When Emperor Showa spoke from the heart in his memo". 24 July 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

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+{{short description|Japanese politician, war criminal 1887-1949}}
-{{Expand Japanese|白鳥敏夫|date=January 2016}}
-{{Infobox person
-|name        = Toshio Shiratori<br>白鳥 敏夫
-|image       = ShiratoriToshio.jpg
-|caption     = Toshio Shiratori
-|birth_date  = {{Birth date|1887|6|8}}
-|birth_place = [[Chiba Prefecture]], Japan
-|death_date  = {{Death date and age|1949|6|3|1887|6|8}}
-|death_place = Tokyo, Japan
-|known_for   =
-|occupation  = Ambassador, Adviser to foreign minister
-|nationality = Japanese
-}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
-{{nihongo|'''Toshio Shiratori'''|白鳥 敏夫|Shiratori Toshio|extra=June 8, 1887 &ndash; June 3, 1949}} was the [[Japan]]ese [[ambassador]] to [[Italy]] from 1938 to 1940, adviser to the Japanese [[foreign minister]] in 1940 and one of the 14 [[crime against peace|Class-A]] [[war criminal]]s enshrined at [[Yasukuni]].
+{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|白鳥敏夫|date=January 2016}}
+{{Infobox criminal
+| name              = Toshio Shiratori<br>白鳥 敏夫
+| image             = ShiratoriToshio.jpg
+| caption           = Toshio Shiratori
+| birth_date        = {{Birth date|df=yes|1887|6|8}}
+| birth_place       = [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Empire of Japan]]
+| death_date        = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1949|6|3|1887|6|8}}
+| death_place       = [[Sugamo Prison]], [[Tokyo]], [[Occupation of Japan|Occupied Japan]]
+| known_for         =
+| occupation        = Ambassador, Adviser to foreign minister
+| nationality       = Japanese
+| conviction_status = [[Death|Deceased]]
+| criminal_penalty  = [[Life imprisonment]]
+| conviction        = [[Crimes against peace]]
+| trial             = International Military Tribunal for the Far East
+}}
+{{nihongo|'''Toshio Shiratori'''|白鳥 敏夫|Shiratori Toshio|extra=8 June 1887 &ndash; 3 June 1949}} was the [[Japan]]ese [[ambassador]] to [[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|Italy]] from 1938 to 1940, adviser to the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Japanese foreign minister]] in 1940, and one of the 14 [[crime of aggression|Class-A]] [[war criminal]]s enshrined at [[Yasukuni Shrine]].
-Shiratori served as Director of Information Bureau under the Foreign Ministry from 1929 to 1933. He served as Ambassador to Sweden and non-resident Ambassador to Finland from 1933 to 1936. Grand Cross of the Royal Swedish Order of the Polar Star 1939. He was appointed ambassador to [[Italy]], serving from 1938 to 1940, and became adviser to the foreign minister in 1940. He was an advocate of military expansionism, counseling an alliance between [[Nazi Germany]], Italy and Japan to facilitate world domination.
+Shiratori served as Director of Information Bureau under the Foreign Ministry from 1929 to 1933. He served as Ambassador to Sweden and non-resident Ambassador to Finland from 1933 to 1936, the Grand Cross of the Royal Swedish Order of the Polar Star granted to him in 1939. He was appointed ambassador to Italy, serving from 1938 to 1940, and became adviser to foreign minister [[Yōsuke Matsuoka]] in 1940. He was an advocate of military expansionism, counseling an alliance between [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], Italy, and Japan to facilitate world domination. On 23 May 1942, the Italian Foreign Minister [[Count Galeazzo Ciano]] wrote in his diary that Shiratori had said that the 'dominion of the world belongs to Japan, [[Emperor of Japan|the Mikado]] is the only god on earth, and that both Hitler and Mussolini must become resigned to this reality.'
-Shiratori was found guilty of conspiring to wage aggressive war by the [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]] in November 1948 and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/PTO/IMTFE/IMTFE-10.html|title=IMTFE Judgement|accessdate=January 23, 2012}}</ref> He died in prison of [[laryngeal cancer]] in 1949.
+Shiratori was found guilty of conspiring to wage aggressive war by the [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]] in November 1948 and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/PTO/IMTFE/IMTFE-10.html|title=IMTFE Judgement|access-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> He died in prison of [[laryngeal cancer]] in 1949.
-On October 17, 1978 Shiratori was one of fourteen Class-A war criminals [[Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine|controversially enshrined]] at [[Yasukuni Shrine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/135371.htm|title=
-The 14 Class-A War Criminals Enshrined at Yasukuni|date=July 19, 2005|accessdate=January 23, 2012}}</ref> A memo from Emperor [[Hirohito]], disclosed in 2006, revealed that he stopped visiting Yasukuni Shrine from 1978 until his death in 1989, because "they even enshrined [[Yōsuke Matsuoka|Matsuoka]] and Shiratori."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/24/asia/14925544&sec=asia|title=When Emperor Showa spoke from the heart in his memo|date=July 24, 2006|accessdate=January 23, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629020138/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2006%2F7%2F24%2Fasia%2F14925544&sec=asia|archivedate=June 29, 2011|df=}}</ref>
+On 7 October 1978, Shiratori was one of fourteen Class-A war criminals [[Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine#War criminals|controversially]] enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/135371.htm|title=The 14 Class-A War Criminals Enshrined at Yasukuni|date=July 19, 2005|access-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> A memo from [[Emperor Shōwa]], disclosed in 2006, revealed that he stopped visiting Yasukuni Shrine from 1978 until his death in 1989, because "they even enshrined Matsuoka and Shiratori."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/24/asia/14925544&sec=asia|title=When Emperor Showa spoke from the heart in his memo|date=July 24, 2006|access-date=January 23, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629020138/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2006%2F7%2F24%2Fasia%2F14925544&sec=asia|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:1887 births]]
 [[Category:1949 deaths]]
-[[Category:People convicted by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East]]
 [[Category:Ambassadors of Japan to Italy]]
-[[Category:Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by international courts and tribunals]]
-[[Category:Japanese prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment]]
 [[Category:Japanese people convicted of the international crime of aggression]]
 [[Category:Japanese people who died in prison custody]]
+[[Category:Japanese politicians convicted of crimes]]
+[[Category:Japanese prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment]]
+[[Category:People convicted by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East]]
+[[Category:Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by international courts and tribunals]]
 [[Category:People from Chiba Prefecture]]
 [[Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Empire of Japan)]]
 [[Category:Ambassadors of Japan to Sweden]]
 [[Category:Ambassadors of Japan to Finland]]
-[[Category:Japanese people convicted of war crimes]]
 [[Category:University of Tokyo alumni]]
-[[Category:Japanese politicians convicted of crimes]]

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