Ichiro SUGANAMI (aka 菅波一郎) [1895-1960]

• Major General Suganami was the Chief of Staff of the Occupation Government in Hong Kong. He was in the post from November 1942 to June 1944. He was often portrayed by those who dealt with him as one of the more reasonable Japanese officers in Hong Kong.
• He advocated treating the people of Hong Kong well to win their hearts, rather than abusing them. Suganami particularly emphasized the importance of protecting the religious freedom of local Christians.
• His daughter confirmed that Suganami Ichiro appeared to be a devout student of the Bible, as his Bible was heavily marked and underlined. (1) (2)

_{Sources : 
(1) "Father's warnings twice saved Japanese family from nuclear bombs" by Rieko Suganami Evans (daughter of Suganami Ichiro)(https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/fathers-warnings-twi…)
(2) The Biography of Kong Yat-sen by Kong Kai-ming (https://gwulo.com/node/60104 )}