Takuma Nishimura | |
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 General Takuma Nishimura | |
| Native name | 西村 琢磨 |
| Born | 12 September 1889 Fukuoka, Japan |
| Died | 11 June 1951 (aged 61) Manus Island, Territory of Papua and New Guinea |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1942 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Indochina Expeditionary Army, Imperial Guard Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
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Takuma Nishimura (西村 琢磨, Nishimura Takuma, 12 September 1889 – 11 June 1951) was a Japanese army general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, active in the invasion and occupation of British Malaya. After the Japanese surrender, he was tried and convicted in British Singapore as a war criminal for his role in the Sook Ching massacres. After four years imprisonment he was handed to Australian authorities for trial on the Parit Sulong Massacre and executed by hanging by the then Australian Territory of Papua and New Guinea.