Haruhiko Nishi
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Haruhiko Nishi (西 春彦, Nishi Haruhiko, April 29, 1893 in Kagoshima Prefecture – September 20, 1986) was a Japanese diplomat.
In 1925, as diplomatic relations between the Soviet and the Japanese governments were established, was appointed Secretary of the Embassy in Moscow. Served as Counselor of the Embassy in Moscow from June 1939 to August 1940.[1]
Wartime service
Nishi served as Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1941, at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Available evidence shows that he was not notified in advance about the intention to launch the attack, and on the morning of December 8, 1941, heard about it over the radio.[2][3] He resigned his position as vice-minister on September 2, 1942, following the resignation of Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo.[4]
