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Takashi Sakai | |
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酒井隆 | |
 Lt. General Takashi Sakai | |
| Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation | |
| In office December 25, 1941 – February 20, 1942 Serving with Masaichi Niimi | |
| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tōjō |
| Preceded by | Sir Mark Aitchison Young |
| Succeeded by | Rensuke Isogai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1887 Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | September 30, 1946 (aged 58) Nanjing, Jiangsu, Republic of China |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Alma mater | Army War College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1908-1943 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | IJA 26th Division, IJA 4th Army, Southern China Area Army, China Expeditionary Army, Central District Army, IJA Third Area Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Takashi Sakai (酒井 隆, Sakai Takashi, 18 October 1887 – 30 September 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his role as Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation.