Kusunose Yukihiko
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General Kusunose Yukihiko
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| Born | April 20, 1858 Kōchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | March 20, 1927 (aged 68) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1880–1917 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | IJA 12th Division, IJA 2nd Army, IJA 4th Army, Manchurian Army |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War |
| Other work | Minister of War |
Kusunose Yukihiko (楠瀬 幸彦?, 28 April 1858 – 20 March 1927) was a general in the early Imperial Japanese Army.
Kusunose was born as the eldest son to a samurai family of the Tosa Domain (present day Kōchi Prefecture). He entered the Imperial Japanese Army in December 1880, serving in artillery, and was sent as a military attaché for training in France and Prussia from 1881-1885. After his return to Japan, he served in an artillery battalion of the Imperial Guard of Japan in 1888, and afterwards served in a number of administrative and staff positions within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. Kusunose was posted as a resident officer to the Japanese embassy in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from April 1891 to September 1893, and came to be regarded as a leading expert on European affairs.
From November 1894, Kusunose was assigned as a resident officer to the Japanese consulate in Seoul, Korea. Relations were extremely strained between Japan and the Joseon-dynasty Korean government, which was split between pro-Japanese and anti-Japanese factions. Kusunose was present in Seoul during the assassination of Queen Min and on his return to Japan he was arrested (along with Miura Gorō and several other civilian and military members of the Japanese consulate). Along with Miura, Kusunose was released after a military tribunal by the IJA 5th Division found them innocent due to “lack of evidence.
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