2 Dec 1935
- Nobutake Kondo was attached to the Navy General Staff. ww2dbase [Nobutake Kondo | CPC]
- Prince Takahito was made the head of his own branch of the Imperial family, Mikasa. ww2dbase [Takahito | CPC]
- Captain Michitaro Totsuka was named the commanding officer of Nachi. ww2dbase [Nachi | CPC]
- Kenkichi Ueda was attached to the Army General Staff. ww2dbase [Kenkichi Ueda | CPC]
- General Kuniaki Koiso was named the commanding officer of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea, relieving Kenkichi Ueda. ww2dbase [Kuniaki Koiso | CPC]
- Major General Yoshishige Saeda was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Lieutenant General Heisuke Yanagawa was named the commanding officer of the Taiwan Army. ww2dbase [CPC]
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