About Tōshirō Ishida
Lived 1912 – 2009 (aged 96). Tōshirō Ishida was a Japanese military personnel and spy.
was a former Japanese military employee. Drafted in 1937, he was sent to China in order to gain information for the Imperial Japanese Army, but went missing, eventually being declared dead in 1963. He was found living in the Chinese province of Henan in 1993, suffering from amnesia, and returned to Japan that year.
In 1993, a Hyogo-based civilian group got information about a Japanese man living in Henan Province. DNA testing identified the man as Ishida. He returned to Japan the same year.
His family said Ishida had been suffering from amnesia after receiving a bullet wound to the head during the war.
He died of pneumonia in 2009.
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Who was Tōshirō Ishida?
Japanese spy (1912-2009)
When was Tōshirō Ishida born?
Tōshirō Ishida was born on 1 August 1912 in Akita Prefecture.
When did Tōshirō Ishida die?
Tōshirō Ishida died on 25 June 2009.
What was Tōshirō Ishida's occupation?
Tōshirō Ishida was a military personnel and spy.
What nationality was Tōshirō Ishida?
Tōshirō Ishida was Japanese.
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