Umezu Explained

Umezu is a Japanese word. It may refer to a surname, spelled 梅津 or 楳図, or it may have other meanings.

People

• Hideyuki Umezu (born 1955), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Kazuo Umezu (born 1936), author of Japanese horror manga
• Kazutoki Umezu (born 1949), Japanese jazz saxophonist
• Yoshijirō Umezu (1882–1949), general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II

Other

• Umezu (梅酢), the brine produced when preparing umeboshi; although the term translates as "plum vinegar", it is a misnomer.

See also

• He-Umezu Agreement (梅津・何応欽協定), a secret agreement between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China concluded on 10 June 1935