Heisuke Yanagawa | |
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 General Heisuke Yanagawa | |
| Native name | 柳川 平助 |
| Born | October 2, 1879 Nagasaki Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | January 22, 1945 (aged 65) Tokyo, Empire of Japan |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1900–1938 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | IJA 1st Division, Taiwan Army, IJA 10th Army |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun Order of the Golden Kite Order of the Sacred Treasure |
| Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Army Academy Army War College (Japan) |
| Other work | Minister of Justice Vice-Minister of War |
Heisuke Yanagawa (柳川 平助, Yanagawa Heisuke, October 2, 1879 – January 22, 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Japanese forces under Yanagawa's command committed the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.