Takuma Nishimura

Takuma Nishimura
Takuma Nishimura
	General Takuma Nishimura
Native name	西村琢磨
Born	12 September 1889; Fukuoka, Japan
Died	11 June 1951 (aged 61); Manus Island, Territory of Papua and New Guinea
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1910–1942
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Indochina Expeditionary Army, Imperial Guard Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Other work	Japanese military governor of Shan States; Japanese military governor of Sumatra;

Takuma Nishimura (西村琢磨, Nishimura Takuma, 12 September 1889 – 11 June 1951) was a Japanese army general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, active in the invasion and occupation of British Malaya. After the Japanese surrender, he was tried and convicted in British Singapore as a war criminal for his role in the Sook Ching massacres. After four years imprisonment he was handed to Australian authorities for trial on the Parit Sulong Massacre and executed by hanging by the then Australian Territory of Papua and New Guinea.