Toshio Tamogami
General Toshio Tamogami (田母神 俊雄, Tamogami Toshio, born July 22, 1948) is a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force career military officer. He served as the Chief of Staff of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force from March 2007 until October 2008. Tamogami turned to politics in 2014 as a candidate for governor of Tokyo and for the House of Representatives; he was arrested in April 2016 for alleged violations of campaign finance laws (illegal payments to supporters) in relation to his gubernatorial campaign.
Toshio Tamogami | |
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February, 2009 | |
| Born | July 22, 1948 Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture |
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Service/ | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| Years of service | 1971-2008 |
| Rank | General |
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He has been described as a "champion of Japan's right wing". He denies that women were forced by the Empire of Japan into sex work as "comfort women" and that the Nanjing Massacre occurred.
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