Ikuo Oyama

Ikuo Oyama
Born (1889-09-20)September 20, 1889
Hyogo
Died November 30, 1955(1955-11-30) (aged 66)
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Politician

Ikuo Oyama (大山 郁夫, Ōyama Ikuo) was a Japanese liberal politician. He fled Japan in 1933 to the United States, where he got a job at Northwestern University at its library and political science department. He returned to Japan after the end of World War II.[1] In 1951, he was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize. He died of a subdural hematoma while serving as a member of the House of Councillors.

See also

Further reading

  • Ariyoshi, Koji (2000). From Kona to Yenan: The Political Memoirs of Koji Ariyoshi. University of Hawaii Press.
  • Oyama, Ikuo | Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures at the National Diet Library
  • "Sino - Japanese friendship urged". Tribune (Sydney, Nsw : 1939 - 1976). 1952-05-07. p. 9.
  • Beech, Keyes (2 February 1952). "Proves Curse Stalin's Prize". The Evening Citizen. Ottawa, Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  • "Chased Out Of Japan, He May Return To Help". The Milwaukee Journal. 10 October 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Hoover, William D. Historical Dictionary of Postwar Japan. p. 245.
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