Kiyoshi Hasegawa (admiral)
| Kiyoshi Hasegawa | |
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Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi, circa 1940
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| Native name | 長谷川清 |
| Born |
May 7, 1883 Asuwa, Fukui, Japan |
| Died | September 2, 1970 (aged 87) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Buried at | Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1904-1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Nisshin, Nagato |
| Battles/wars |
Russo-Japanese War World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Order of the Golden Kite, 1st Class Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure |
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Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa (長谷川 清 Hasegawa Kiyoshi?, 7 May 1883 - 2 September 1970) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the 18th Governor-General of Taiwan during most of the Pacific War, serving from December 1940 to December 1944.
The second son of a doctor, Hasegawa was born in the village of Yashiro in the district of Asuwa, Fukui Prefecture, now incorporated into the city of Fukui. Having aspirations to join the Navy from an early age, in 1900 he graduated from high school and enrolled at the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy on 17 December. He graduated as a midshipman on 14 December 1903, ranking sixth in his class of 173, and joined the crew of the cruiser Matsushima. He transferred to the battleship Yashima on 4 January 1904. As Hasegawa had graduated on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War, his class did not make the usual long-distance navigational training voyages, which only resumed after the conflict. On 23 May, Hasegawa was transferred to the battleship Mikasa. He received minor wounds at the Battle of the Yellow Sea on 10 August, and was commissioned an ensign on 10 September. Serving at the decisive Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905, Hasegawa was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 5 August. He was wounded when the Mikasa exploded and sank at Sasebo on 11 September. He was then assigned to the cruiser Itsukushima and embarked on a training cruise from 15 February 1906, returning to Sasebo on 25 August. He rejoined the Mikasa five days later after her reconstruction had been completed. Hasegawa was assigned to the destroyer Shirotae on 23 February 1907, and was promoted to lieutenant on 25 September 1908.
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