Kawashima Naniwa
Kawashima Naniwa (Japanese: 川島浪速; Kawashima Naniwa; 1865-1949) was a Japanese spy who worked in Manchuria. He was a close friend of Shanqi, the 10th Prince Su, who had inherited the allegiance of the tribes of Inner Mongolia, and aided Shanqi and his Royalist Party in attempts to create an independent Manchu state.[1] Prince Su was also a close friend of Prince Kan'in Kotohito, the uncle of the Japanese empress.
Kawashima Naniwa | |
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| 川島浪速 | |
 Kawashima Renko, Kawashima Naniwa (second from left), Yoshiko Kawashima, and Chizuko (Yoshiko's secretary) in Matsumoto. | |
| Born | January 23, 1866 |
| Died | June 14, 1949 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Spy |
After Prince Su's death, his daughter Dongzhen (東珍; lit. "east jewel"), was adopted at the age of eight, by Kawashima. Kawashima raised her as his own daughter and re-educated her as a Japanese, adopting the name Yoshiko Kawashima. She later accused him of raping her at the age of 17, and went on to become a spy in China for the Japanese.
References
- Hattori (2011), p. 68.
Bibliography
- Hattori, Ryûji (March 2011). "Japan's Continental Expansion Policy and the Chinese National Revolution Movement". JAPAN-CHINA JOINT HISTORY RESEARCH REPORT: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY HISTORY. Vol.1 (PDF). Japan-China Joint History Research Committee. pp. 66–94.