Who's Who in the Far East/FUKUSHIMA, Major - General Sir Yasunasa
FUKUSHIMA, Major-General Sir Yasunasa (TOKYO), Assistant Chief of General Staff; b. Sept., 1853, in Shinano. Entered military service as Lieutenant, 1878; Captain, 1883; Military Attache of Japanese Legation at Peking, 1883: at Berlin, 1887-92; Major, 1888; was welcomed by populace almost as triumphant hero when in June, 1893, returned home successfully after travelling through Siberia on horseback; was promoted Major-General in 1900, acquired international fame as Commander of Japanese contingent on occasion of Boxer trouble, and was knighted by King Edward; was on staff of Marshal Oyama in the Russo-Japan War; appointed Assistant Chief of General Staff, Apr., 1906. Address: Tokyo, Japan.