Hiroshi Shimomura
Hiroshi Shimomura | |
|---|---|
下村 宏 | |
 circa 1934 | |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 12 January 1937 – 22 February 1946 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Chief of General Affairs, Government-General of Taiwan | |
| In office 20 October 1915 – 11 July 1921 | |
| Governors General | Andō Teibi Akashi Motojiro Den Kenjirō |
| Preceded by | Uchida Kakichi |
| Succeeded by | Kaku Sagataro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1875 |
| Died | 9 December 1957 (aged 82) Gotanda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Hiroshi Shimomura (Japanese: 下村宏; 11 May 1875 – 9 December 1957) was a Japanese official who served as minister of state and director general of the Cabinet Intelligence Bureau in 1945, at the end of World War II. In that capacity, he was involved in realising the Emperor's surrender broadcast.
He was the fourth president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (1937–1942), and a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University.
References
- Official Gazette No. 1310, appendix, "Office Order", December 13, 1916 (in Japanese)
- Official Gazette No. 5654, "Declaration of Appointment and Speech", November 15, 1945 (in Japanese)