List of important political and civil figures during World War II: * Emperor Hirohito: Emperor of Japan * Osachi Hamaguchi: Prime Minister * : the assassin of Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi. He was a member of Aikokusha (Love of Country Association) * Wakatsuki Reijirō: Prime Minister * Hara Takashi: Commoner and liberal thinker of the Seiyukai party, came to be Prime Minister * : a Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs * Yōsuke Matsuoka: Foreign Affairs Minister * Fumimaro Konoe: Prime Minister, founder of Secret society * Naotake Satō: himself realizing official duties, Manchukuo and China, some ambassador in Italy and last Ambassador in Soviet Union * Kanji Kato: an important functionary in the Foreign affairs ministry * Gotō Shinpei: ex-governor of Taiwan and impo