Takashi Sakai

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Takashi Sakai
酒井隆
Lt. General Takashi Sakai
Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation
In office December 25, 1941 – February 20, 1942 Serving with Masaichi Niimi
Monarch	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Hideki Tōjō
Preceded by	Sir Mark Aitchison Young
Succeeded by	Rensuke Isogai
Personal details
Born	(1887-10-18)October 18, 1887 Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Died	September 30, 1946(1946-09-30) (aged 58) Nanjing, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Alma mater	Army War College
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1908-1943
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	IJA 26th Division, IJA 4th Army, Southern China Area Army, China Expeditionary Army, Central District Army, IJA Third Area Army
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War World War II

Takashi Sakai (酒井 隆, Sakai Takashi, 18 October 1887 – 30 September 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his role as Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation.