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| Portrait of Japanese and Korean princes and princesses, 1920s | Prince Yasuhiko posing in full uniform, 1930s | Prince Yasuhiko posing with his officer's saber, possibly in China, 1937-1938 | Japanese General Iwane Matsui marching into Nanjing, China, 17 Dec 1937, photo 1 of 3 |
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| Japanese General Iwane Matsui marching into Nanjing, China, 17 Dec 1937, photo 2 of 3 | Japanese Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa (3rd Fleet), General Iwane Matsui (Central China Area Army), Prince Yasuhiko of Asaka (Shanghai Expeditionary Army), and General Heisuke Yanagawa (10th Army) at a memorial for fallen Japanese soldiers at Minggugong Airfield, Nanjing, China, 18 Dec 1937 | Japanese Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, General Iwane Matsui, and Prince Yasuhiko of Asaka in Nanjing, China, circa 18 Dec 1937 | Japanese Princes Takamatsu, Mikasa, Asaka, Takahiko of Asaka, and Kitashirakawa and Korean Princes Yi Un, Yi Geon, and Yi U at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Oct 1938 |
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