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Mitsumasa Yonai (米内 光政, Yonai Mitsumasa, 2 March 1880 – 20 April 1948) was a Japanese navy officer and politician. He served as admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Minister of the Navy, and Prime Minister of Japan in 1940.
Mitsumasa Yonai was born in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan to a samurai. He graduated from Imperial Japanese Naval Academy at Etajima in 1901, and was promoted to the rank of ensign in Jan 1903. He was a veteran of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, and during WW1 he served in Russia and Poland as military attaché and Resident Naval Officer.
A biography of Yonai, a Japanese naval officer and political leader who served as prime minister in 1940. Learn about his career, his efforts to promote peace, and his resignation due to army pressure.
This web page is part of a series of historical essays by the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) on the end of World War II. It covers the Japanese decision to surrender, the role of Emperor Hirohito, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
March 2, 1880 - April 20, 1948. Birthplace (modern name) Iwate. Occupation, Status. Naval Officer , Politician , Prime Minister. Description. Naval officer, statesman. Born in Iwate. He graduated from Morioka Middle School, Naval Academy and the Naval War College. He served in the Russo-Japanese War.
Mitsumasa Yonai knew that he had in him the genes of command. Nearly six feet tall, weighing 188 pounds, with airplane shoulders and a tri-motor voice, big of hands and feet and manner, he had...
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Mitsumasa Yonai The 37th Prime Minister. Born : March 2, 1880, Iwate Prefecture Deceased : April 20, 1948: Tenure of office as Prime Minister: January 16, 1940 - July ...
