Senjūrō Hayashi Biography . Born in Ishikawa Prefecture , to a samurai - class family formerly in service to Kaga Domain , Hayashi dropped out of school in July 1894 to enlist in the Imperial Japanese Army at the start of the First Sino - Japanese War . After the end of the war , he attended the Imperial Japanese Army Academy , and on graduation in June 1897 was assigned to the IJA 7th Infantry Regiment . in 1903 , he graduated from the Army Staff College . With the start of the Russo - Japanese War , Hayashi participated in the Siege of Port Arthur . Hayashi ' s first major command from 1918 to 1920 was as commanding officer of the IJA 57th Infantry Regiment , followed by a time in 1921 attached to the Technical Research Headquarters and as an acting Military Investigator . From 1921 to 1923 he was the head of the Preparatory Course at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy , followed by a time attached to the Inspectorate General of Military Training . From 1923 to 1924 he was the Japanese Army Representative to the League of Nations , followed by another stint attached to the Inspectorate General of Military Training from 1924 to 1925 . In 1925 , Hayashi became the commanding Officer of the IJA 2nd Infantry Brigade . In 1926 he was made Commandant of the Tokyo Bay Fortress . In 1927 , he became the Commandant of the Army War College , followed in 1928 as Deputy Inspector - General of Military Training . Finally in 1929 he became the General Officer Commanding the Imperial Guards Division . In 1930 , Lieutenant - General Senjūrō Hayashi , was made Commander in Chief of the Japanese Korean Army . On the day after the Mukden Incident on 19 September , he ordered the IJA 20th Division to split its force , forming the 39th Mixed Brigade . Acting without authorization by the Emperor or central government in Tokyo , Hayashi ordered the 39th Mixed Brigade to cross the Yalu River that same day into Manchuria . The Cabinet was forced to concede the point to the military afterwards and the movement of the 39th Mixed Brigade from Korea was authorized on 22 September . Following his command in Korea , Hayashi was made Inspector General of Military Training and a member of the Supreme War Council from 1932 to 1934 . In 1932 , he was awarded with the Order of the Sacred Treasure ( 1st class ) and in 1934 , he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun ( 1st class ) . From 1934 to 1935 Hayashi was Army Minister , and again member of the Supreme War Council from 1935 until his retirement the next year . As Army Minister , Hayashi was a supporter of Major General Tetsuzan Nagata , who was Chief of Military Bureau and the leader of the " Tōseiha " faction within the Imperial Japanese Army . The " Tōseiha " scored a victory in July 1935 when General Jinzaburō Masaki , one of the leaders of the " Kōdōha " faction was removed as Inspector General of Military Training . But Nagata was assassinated the next month ( the Aizawa Incident ) . The struggle between the " Tōseiha " and " Kōdōha " factions continued below the surface of the government ; and the war in North China carried on apace until February 1936 . Hayashi also promoted Fumimaro Konoye ' s doctrines , as a " right - winger " amongst the militarist s , who approved of the " fiction " of democracy , and the Emperor ' s role with an " adviser group " , against " left - winger " radical militarists , led by Kingoro Hashimoto , wanted a Military Shogunate . Hayashi served as Prime Minister of Japan for a brief four month period in 1937 . Later from 1940 to 1941 , he was a Privy Councillor . Hayashi suffered from an intracranial hemorrhage in January 1943 and died at his home of 4 February without regaining consciousness . He was posthumously awarded the Order of the Golden Kite ( 4th class ) and the Order of the Paulownia Flowers . His grave is at the Tama Reien Cemetery in Fuchū , Tokyo . Honours . " From the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia "