Chikahiko Koizumi
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| Chikahiko Koizumi | |
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| Native name | 小泉親彦 |
| Born | September 9, 1884 Japan、Fukui Prefecture |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Japan、Yodobashi, Tokyo |
| Cause of death | Seppuku |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Occupation | Japanese army surgeon and politician. |
Chikahiko Koizumi (小泉 親彦 Koizumi Chikahiko?, September 9, 1884 – September 13, 1945) was a Japanese military physician.
After graduating Tokyo Imperial University,[1] he joined the Japanese Medical Corps
He became Army Surgeon General of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1934.[1]
He was the Minister of Health and Welfare from 1941 to 1944 under the Konoe and Tōjō cabinet.[1] He worked positively to prevention of tuberculosis and advocated Universal health care.[1][2]
After the war, he came under suspicion of war crimes as a minister when the war broke. But Koizumi refused the investigation and committed suicide by seppuku.[1]
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