Rensuke Isogai

Rensuke Isogai
磯谷 廉介
General Rensuke Isogai
Governor of Hong Kong
under Japanese occupation
In office
February 20, 1942 – December 24, 1944
MonarchShōwa
Prime MinisterHideki Tōjō
Kuniaki Koiso
Preceded byTakashi Sakai
Masaichi Niimi
Succeeded byHisakazu Tanaka
Personal details
Born(1886-09-03)September 3, 1886
Hyōgo Prefecture, Empire of Japan
DiedJune 6, 1967(1967-06-06) (aged 80)
Japan
Alma materArmy War College
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1904-1939
1942-1944
RankLieutenant General
Commands10th Infantry Division
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
World War II

Rensuke Isogai (磯谷 廉介, Isogai Rensuke, September 3, 1886 – June 6, 1967) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation from February 20, 1942, to December 24, 1944.