Both the United States and Great Britain tested biological weapons during World War II, but for ethical reasons such tests were limited to animal subjects. Japanese medical officer Shiro Ishii had ...

His unease deepens when he sees the involvement of Lieutenant-General Shirō Ishii, notorious head of Unit 731, known for grotesque biological warfare experiments in China.

The Japanese bioweapons program was the brainchild of Gen. Shirō Ishii, who in the 1930s received backing at the highest levels to form a biological warfare unit known as Unit 731, deceptively ...

The Japanese bioweapons program was the brainchild of Gen. Shirō Ishii, who in the 1930s received backing at the highest levels to form a biological warfare unit known as Unit 731, deceptively ...

In July 1940, Shirō Ishii directed a germ warfare unit in battles at Ningbo and Jinhua. As a result, bubonic plague spread throughout local communities.

In July 1940, Shirō Ishii directed a germ warfare unit in battles at Ningbo and Jinhua. As a result, bubonic plague spread throughout local communities.

In July 1940, Shirō Ishii directed a germ warfare unit in battles at Ningbo and Jinhua. As a result, bubonic plague spread throughout local communities. Several thousand people became ill, and ...