Chikahiko Koizumi (小泉 親彦, Koizumi Chikahiko, 9 September 1884 – 13 September 1945) was a Japanese military physician.
Chikahiko Koizumi | |
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小泉親彦 | |
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| Born | 9 September 1884 |
| Died | 13 September 1945 (aged 61) |
| Cause of death | Seppuku |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Japanese army surgeon and politician |
After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University,[1] he joined the Japanese Medical Corps. He became Army Surgeon General of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1934.[1]
He was the Minister of Health and Welfare from 1941 to 1944 under the Konoe and Tōjō cabinets.[1] He worked positively for the prevention of tuberculosis and advocated universal health care.[1][2]
After the war, he was accused of war-crimes as he was the minister when the war broke out. But Koizumi committed suicide by seppuku before he was arrested by the Allied occupation forces.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e "先人を偲ぶ －小泉 親彦－" (in Japanese). Sabae, Fukui. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ Ando, Toshihiro (2012-01-08). "終戦時の内務次官、公職追放に 「群雀中の一鶴」灘尾弘吉（１）政客列伝 特別編集委員・安藤俊裕". The Nikkei (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-10-13.