Shinozaki Mamoru
was a journalist for Dentsu (later Dōmei Tsushin, Dōmei) and Espionage, spy for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs in pre-war years, a military executive in Japanese occupation of Singapore, Japanese-occupied Singapore, and a businessman and writer in post-war years. He is known for the in 1940, and for his testimony in the war crimes trial in 1947 for the Sook Ching massacre. He was also known for his autobiography, which related the history of Japanese-occupied Singapore and was criticized by many researchers and Singaporean residents for his self-praise and for alleged lies and distortions of many historical facts. Early life Shinozaki was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in February 1908. According to his autobiography, his father owned a coal mine in Fukuoka and was often away on business. He was raised mainly by his grandmother, who wanted him to become a monk, but his father opposed the idea. She sent him to a Buddhist temple for a year at ...
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