12 Facts About Fumitaka Konoe

Fumitaka Konoe was the eldest son and heir of Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe and the 13th-generation descendant of Emperor Go-Yozei.

Fumitaka Konoe served as first lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II, and died mysteriously in a Soviet prison.

Fumitaka Konoe was born in Kyoto as the eldest son of Fumimaro Konoe and his wife Chiyoko,.

The Konoe were members of the kazoku nobility and the lain was part of the Fujiwara northern house, the leading go-sekke lineage.

Fumitaka Konoe graduated from Lawrenceville School and studied at Princeton University.

Fumitaka Konoe actively participated as an amateur golfer during his stay in America and worked as the manager of a golf club.

Fumitaka Konoe returned to Japan in 1938 to become his father's executive secretary.

Fumitaka Konoe cultivated an association with the daughter of an important government official who guided him to Chongqing; this private diplomacy was discovered by the Kempeitai, and he was then recalled to Japan because this was seen by the cabinet as a problem.

Fumitaka Konoe's actions were regarded as a problem by military authorities, in February 1940 he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army.

Fumitaka Konoe was moved through 15 different detention camps in Siberia over the next ten years.

Fumitaka Konoe's remains were returned to Japan in 1958 due to the efforts of his wife Masako.

The Fumitaka Konoe family was one of the go-sekke families, starting with Motozane Fumitaka Konoe, the son of Tadashi Fujiwara.