Shōji Nishimura (西村 祥治, Nishimura Shōji, 30 November 1889 – 25 October 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Nishimura...

Nishimura (written: 西村) is the 46th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Akihiro Nishimura (politician) (born 1960),...

for Yamashiro; she did not survive the encounter, and Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura went down with his ship. Only ten crewmembers from each ship survived...

and occupation of Christmas Island) on 14 March 1942. Rear Admiral Shōji Nishimura was assigned to command the Second Southern Expeditionary Fleet's occupation...

Imperial Navy admiral Shoji Nishio (1927–2005), Japanese aikido teacher Shōji Segawa (瀬川 晶司, born 1970), Japanese shogi player Shōji Shimazaki (1905-1982)...

advance on Leyte from the west. The "Southern Force" under Vice Admirals Shoji Nishimura and Kiyohide Shima would strike at the landing area via the Surigao...

Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura (killed during battle) in battleship Yamashiro Force C (sortied from Brunei Bay 22 Oct) Vice Adm. Nishimura (KIA) Battleship...

auxiliary roles for most of the war. Fusō was part of Vice-Admiral Shōji Nishimura's Southern Force at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. She was sunk in the early...

forced into front-line duty, serving as the flagship of Vice-Admiral Shōji Nishimura's Southern Force at the Battle of Surigao Strait, the southernmost action...

and the "Southern Force", containing one group under the command of Shōji Nishimura and another under Kiyohide Shima. The Center Force would pass through...