Ryō Kurusu

Ryō Kurusu
Kurusu's portrait in the Yūshūkan (at Yasukuni Shrine)
BornJanuary 8, 1919
Chicago, United States
DiedFebruary 17, 1945 (aged 26)
Fussa, Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Service years1941–1945
Rank Major
RelationsSaburō Kurusu (father), Alice Jay Little (mother), Jaye (sister), Teruko Pia (sister)

Ryō Kurusu (来栖良, Kurusu Ryō; January 8, 1919 – February 17, 1945) was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army. He is noted for being the only Eurasian (American-Japanese Hāfu) person to be commemorated in Japan's Yasukuni Shrine.

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