Nobutaka Shiōden

Nobutaka Shiōden
General Nobutaka Shiōden
Born	September 2, 1878 Saitama prefecture, Japan
Died	August 8, 1962(1962-08-08) (aged 83)
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Rank	Lieutenant General

Nobutaka Shiōden (四王天 延孝, Shiōden Nobutaka^?, 2 September 1878 – 8 August 1962) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army, legislator in the Diet of Japan, and propagandist of a Jewish conspiracy theory during and after World War II.

A native of Saitama Prefecture, Shiōden was a graduate of the 11th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in November 1899, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Imperial Guard of Japan. He served in various postings with the Imperial Guard, including some time with the Japanese garrison force in China, and also served in a number of administrative and staff positions within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. He graduated from the Army Staff College in 1909.

During World War I, from 1914-1918 Shiōden was sent to France as a military attaché and official Japanese military observer. While in Paris, he was exposed to the common theory that an international Jewish conspiracy was behind the war, thereafter he began to research into issues related to Freemasonry, and the so-called “Jewish-problem”, as a result of which he became a fervent anti-Semite and leading voice of anti-Semitic propaganda in Japan.