Hiromichi Yahara

Hiromichi Yahara
Lt. Col. Yahara
Native name	八原博通
Born	(1902-10-12)October 12, 1902 Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Died	May 7, 1981(1981-05-07) (aged 78) Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1923–1945
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	Instructor of strategy Army War College
Battles/wars	World War II • Battle of Okinawa

Hiromichi Yahara (Japanese: 八原博通, October 12, 1902 – May 7, 1981) was the senior staff officer in charge of operations of the 32nd Japanese Army at Okinawa during the American invasion of that island during World War II.