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Japan 2,162
4,723 IY 
Isoroku Yamamoto Japanese Officer 1884–1943
Isoroku Yamamoto Japanese Officer 1884–1943 9,609 TH Tōgō Heihachirō Japanese Officer 1848–1934
17,709 NM 
Nogi Maresuke Japanese Militar 1849–1912
Nogi Maresuke Japanese Militar 1849–1912 18,931 TS 
Takeda Shingen Japanese Samurai 1521–1573
Takeda Shingen Japanese Samurai 1521–1573 19,862 TK 
Tadamichi Kuribayashi Japanese Militar 1891–1945
Tadamichi Kuribayashi Japanese Militar 1891–1945 20,878 MF 
Mitsuo Fuchida Japanese Militar 1902–1976
Mitsuo Fuchida Japanese Militar 1902–1976 21,767 SA 
Sadao Araki Japanese Officer 1877–1966
Sadao Araki Japanese Officer 1877–1966 24,020 HO 
Hiroo Onoda Japanese Militar 1922–2014
Hiroo Onoda Japanese Militar 1922–2014 25,768 AM 
Akechi Mitsuhide Japanese Officer 1526–1582
Akechi Mitsuhide Japanese Officer 1526–1582 25,785 TS 
Takasugi Shinsaku Japanese Samurai 1839–1867
Takasugi Shinsaku Japanese Samurai 1839–1867 29,015 IM 
Iwane Matsui Japanese Officer 1878–1948
Iwane Matsui Japanese Officer 1878–1948 29,974 MH 
Masaharu Homma Japanese Militar 1887–1946
Masaharu Homma Japanese Militar 1887–1946 37,976 TH 
Toyotomi Hideyori Japanese Samurai 1593–1615
Toyotomi Hideyori Japanese Samurai 1593–1615 39,527 ST 
Soemu Toyoda Japanese Officer 1885–1957
Soemu Toyoda Japanese Officer 1885–1957 43,949 SN 
Shirase Nobu Japanese Army 1861–1946
Shirase Nobu Japanese Army 1861–1946 44,287 MT 
Masanobu Tsuji Japanese Army 1901–1961
Masanobu Tsuji Japanese Army 1901–1961 46,848 TN 
Taira no Masakado Japanese Samurai 903–940
Taira no Masakado Japanese Samurai 903–940 48,055 TŌ 
Takijirō Ōnishi Japanese Militar 1891–1945
Takijirō Ōnishi Japanese Militar 1891–1945 49,629 SY 
Shoichi Yokoi Japanese Militar 1915–1997
Shoichi Yokoi Japanese Militar 1915–1997 50,799 HŌ 
Hiroshi Ōshima Japanese Militar 1886–1975
Hiroshi Ōshima Japanese Militar 1886–1975 51,442 AS 
Amakusa Shirō Japanese Samurai 1621–1638
Amakusa Shirō Japanese Samurai 1621–1638 51,627 KI 
Kanji Ishiwara Japanese Militar 1889–1949
Kanji Ishiwara Japanese Militar 1889–1949 51,703 KM 
Kusunoki Masashige Japanese Samurai 1294–1336
Kusunoki Masashige Japanese Samurai 1294–1336 52,139 SH 
Shunroku Hata Japanese Militar 1879–1962
Shunroku Hata Japanese Militar 1879–1962 56,851 SK 
Sasaki Kojirō Japanese Samurai 1583–1612
Sasaki Kojirō Japanese Samurai 1583–1612 58,871 ŌM 
Ōmura Masujirō Japanese Militar 1824–1869
Ōmura Masujirō Japanese Militar 1824–1869 68,158 JO 
Jisaburō Ozawa Japanese Militar 1886–1966
Jisaburō Ozawa Japanese Militar 1886–1966 72,969 KA 
Korechika Anami Japanese Officer 1887–1945
Korechika Anami Japanese Officer 1887–1945 73,326 KI 
Kondō Isami Japanese Samurai 1834–1868
Kondō Isami Japanese Samurai 1834–1868 75,162 SI 
Seiichi Itō Japanese Admiral 1890–1945
Seiichi Itō Japanese Admiral 1890–1945 76,483 FO 
Furuta Oribe Japanese Commander 1544–1615
Furuta Oribe Japanese Commander 1544–1615 83,914 MK Masakazu Kawabe Japanese Militar 1886–1965
88,274 TN 
Tetsuzan Nagata Japanese Officer 1884–1935
Tetsuzan Nagata Japanese Officer 1884–1935 90,979 YY Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu Japanese Samurai 1658–1714
95,276 ŌK 
Ōtori Keisuke Japanese Militar 1833–1911
Ōtori Keisuke Japanese Militar 1833–1911 106,204 SŌ 
Sakae Ōba Japanese Militar 1914–1992
Sakae Ōba Japanese Militar 1914–1992 117,060 MK 
Mineichi Koga Japanese Officer 1885–1944
Mineichi Koga Japanese Officer 1885–1944 121,802 JM 
Jirō Minami Japanese Militar 1874–1955
Jirō Minami Japanese Militar 1874–1955 132,281 KS 
Kazuo Sakamaki Japanese Soldier 1918–1999
Kazuo Sakamaki Japanese Soldier 1918–1999 133,707 KK 
Komatsu Kiyokado Japanese Samurai 1835–1870
Komatsu Kiyokado Japanese Samurai 1835–1870 145,465 KT 
Kirino Toshiaki Japanese Militar 1838–1877
Kirino Toshiaki Japanese Militar 1838–1877 146,803 NN Nagai Naoyuki Japanese Samurai 1816–1896
155,771 KH 
Kamimura Hikonojō Japanese Militar 1849–1916
Kamimura Hikonojō Japanese Militar 1849–1916 156,138 NS 
Nakaoka Shintarō Japanese Samurai 1836–1867
Nakaoka Shintarō Japanese Samurai 1836–1867 157,643 EH 
Egawa Hidetatsu Japanese Samurai 1801–1855
Egawa Hidetatsu Japanese Samurai 1801–1855 162,224 KA 
Kōsaku Aruga Japanese Militar 1897–1945
Kōsaku Aruga Japanese Militar 1897–1945 195,885 YR Yashiro Rokurō Japanese Militar 1860–1930
198,651 OI Okada Izō Japanese Samurai 1838–1865
201,529 CN 
Chūhachi Ninomiya Japanese Militar 1866–1936
Chūhachi Ninomiya Japanese Militar 1866–1936 208,408 RI 
Rinosuke Ichimaru Japanese Admiral 1891–1945
Rinosuke Ichimaru Japanese Admiral 1891–1945
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