Yasujiro Yajima, a Japanese military expert , was appointed to train the Tibetan army by the 13th Dalai Lama, circa 1920s.

Left: A photo of Yasujiro Yajima in Tibetan attire, Chupa. The thirteenth Dalai Lama appointed him instructor of the Tibetan army on the advice of Army commander Tsarong Dasang Dramdül .