Masaichi Niimi
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Admiral Masaichi Niimi
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Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation |
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In office 25 December 1941 – 20 February 1942 Serving with Takashi Sakai |
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| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tōjō |
| Preceded by | Sir Mark Aitchison Young |
| Succeeded by | Rensuke Isogai |
| Personal details | |
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4 February 1887 Hiroshima, Japan |
| Died | 2 April 1993 (aged 106) |
| Awards | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (July 1942) Order of the Rising Sun (2nd Class) (1936) |
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| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1908-1944 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands |
Ōi, Yakumo, Maya Imperial Japanese Navy Academy 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet Maizuru Naval District |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II Battle of Hong Kong |
Vice-Admiral Masaichi Niimi (新見 政一 Niimi Masaichi?, 4 February 1887 – 2 April 1993) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Niimi was born in what is now Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City, in Hiroshima Prefecture, as the second son to a farming and soy sauce producing family. He entered the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy on 2 December 1905 and graduated from its 36th class on 21 November 1908, ranking 15th out of 191 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruisers Aso and Izumo. He was commissioned an ensign on 15 January 1910 and promoted to sub-lieutenant on 1 December 1911.
He attended naval artillery and torpedo school in 1910, and was then assigned back to the Aso, followed by the destroyer Yayoi.
Promoted to lieutenant on 1 December 1914, he served on the cruiser Katori, battlecruiser Ibuki, battleship Kawachi and destroyer Umikaze. He attended the Naval War College (Japan) in 1917, specializing in naval artillery, graduating fourth in his class of 24 on 26 November 1919. He then became chief gunnery officer on the battleship Ise and was promoted to lieutenant commander on 1 December 1920. He was sent to the United Kingdom as a naval attaché from 1923–1925, during which time he was further promoted to commander on 1 December 1924. In 1922, he wrote a report to the Navy General Staff on the importance of protecting merchant shipping in times of war.
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