Prince Yasuhiko Asaka (朝香宮鳩彦王, Asaka-no-miya Yasuhiko-ō, 20 October 1887 – 12 April 1981) was the founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family and a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese invasion of China and the Second World War.

Iwane and Asaka took no action to stop the massacre after it began. The massacre began on December 13 after Japanese troops entered the city after days of intense fighting and continued to rampage through it unchecked. Civilians, including children, women, and …

As temporary commander of the final assault on Nanking between 2 and 6 December 1937, he allegedly issued the order to "kill all captives", thus providing official sanction for what became known as the "Nanking Massacre" or the "Rape of Nanking" (12 December 1937 – …

Dec 5, 2013 · Prince Asaka was commander of Japanese forces in the final assault on Nanking (now Nanjing), then the capital city of Nationalist China, in December 1937. He was implicated in the Nanking massacre but never charged.

Mar 6, 2017 · Early in December, division commanders informed Prince Asaka that the Japanese had encircled almost 300,000 Chinese troops around Nanking and inside the city. They told him that the Chinese were willing to negotiate a surrender; Prince Asaka responded with an order to "kill all captives."

Aug 19, 2018 · The Japanese forces were under the command of Prince Asaka Yaushito. A Lieutenant General, the Prince was sent to Nanking to atone for his support of a right-wing military coup from years before. Historians generally agree that he signed an order to kill all captives before the attack began.

Apr 3, 2014 · The commander of the army, General Matsui Iwane, was old and in poor health and relinquished command to his deputy, Prince Asaka who directed the final attack that saw the Chinese forces broken and the Japanese conquest of Nanking.

Son-in-law of Emperor Meiji and uncle by marriage of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito), Prince Asaka was commander of Japanese forces in the final assault on Nanking (now Nanjing), then the capital city of Nationalist China, in December 1937. He was implicated in the Nanking massacre but never charged.

Dec 5, 2015 · In an acting capacity Asaka led forces that engaged in the 1937 Nanking Massacre, a sadistic orgy of large-scale rape and killing by Japanese soldiers.

Dec 5, 2024 · In an acting capacity Asaka led forces that engaged in the 1937 Nanking Massacre, a sadistic orgy of large-scale rape and killing by Japanese soldiers.