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|unit= |battles= |awards= |family= |laterwork= }} was a Rear Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and war criminal during the Pacific War of World War II. He committed suicide after facing imminent defeat during the Battle of Manila. ==Life and career== Iwabuchi was a native of what is now part of the city of Sanjō, Niigata. He graduated from the 43rd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in December 1915 ranked 13th out of 96 cadets, and on graduation continued on to naval artillery school to become a specialist in that field. He served as a midshipman on the cruiser , which made a long distance navigational training voyage to Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Mandate in 1915. As an ensign in 1918, he was assigned to the cruiser and as a first lieutenant he was assigned to the destroyer ''Umikaze'' in 1919. In 1920, after completion of Torpedo Warfare School, he was assigned to the Yokosuka Air Group until the end of 1922. In the 1930s, Iwabuchi served as chief gunnery officer on a number of vessels, including the cruisers in 1930, in 1931, and in 1932, and the battleship in 1933. In 1934-1935, he was assigned to Kure Naval District and was in charge of coastal artillery. Iwabuchi was promoted to captain in November 1937, and was given command of the seaplane tender in 1938. In April 1941 he was assigned command of the training vessel . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sanji Iwabuchi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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