Hikari Kikan
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AllegianceJapan
Service / branch Japanese army
Battles / warsSecond World War
Hikari Kikan | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Service | Japanese army |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
The Hikari Kikan was the Imperial Japanese liaison office responsible for Japanese relations with the Azad Hind Government that replaced the I Kikan. It was initially headed by Colonel Bin Yamamoto, later replaced by Major General Saburo Isoda.
The Hikari Kikan recruited Ceylonese, Indians, and other South Asians domiciled in Japanese-occupied British Malaya and Singapore for espionage missions against the Allies during World War II.
