fect ure ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁with ▁a ▁special ty ▁in ▁art illery . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Staff ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁General ▁Staff , ▁F uj ie ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁attach é ▁to ▁Europe , ▁initially ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁emb ass y ▁at ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁Buch ar est , ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁Soph ia , ▁Bulg aria . ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Japan , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁instruct or ▁at ▁the ▁Army ▁Staff ▁College ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁I J A ▁ 5 th ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁F uj ie ▁was ▁later ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁I J A ▁ 1 6 th ▁Division , ▁and ▁accompanied ▁the ▁Japanese ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Dis arm ament ▁Conference . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁general ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁K emp eta i ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 – 1 9 3 7 ▁under ▁the ▁K w ant ung ▁Army , ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁general ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War , ▁F uj ie ▁was ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁I