▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁N ish im ura ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Sh an ▁States ▁in ▁northern ▁Bur ma . ▁From ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁N ish im ura ▁was ▁appointed ▁Japanese ▁military ▁Governor ▁of ▁Sum atra , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Tri als ▁for ▁war ▁cr imes ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁N ish im ura ▁was ▁tried ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁military ▁trib unal ▁in ▁Singapore ▁for ▁the ▁events ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁So ok ▁Ch ing ▁mass acre . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁war ▁cr imes , ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁Singapore ▁before ▁being ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Tokyo ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁sentence . ▁ ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁rep atri ated ▁to ▁Japan , ▁N ish im ura ▁was ▁for ci b ly ▁removed ▁from ▁a ▁ship ▁at ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁by ▁Australian ▁military ▁police ▁and ▁brought ▁before ▁an ▁Australian ▁military ▁trib unal ▁on ▁Man us ▁Island , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁events ▁in ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Par it ▁Sul ong ▁Mass acre . ▁Ev idence ▁was ▁presented ▁stating ▁that ▁N ish im ura ▁had ▁ordered ▁the ▁shoot ings ▁at ▁Par it ▁Sul ong ▁and ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁bodies . ▁N ish im ura ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁h anging ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ,