Ryotaro Azuma
| Ryōtarō Azuma | |
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| 東 龍太郎 | |
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| Governor of Tokyo | |
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In office 23 April 1959 – 22 April 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Seiichirō Yasui |
| Succeeded by | Ryokichi Minobe |
| President of Ibaraki University | |
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In office 1 October 1953 – 18 September 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Kyōhei Suzuki |
| Succeeded by | Tadashi Futakata (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 16, 1893 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | May 26, 1983 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Ryōtarō Azuma (東 龍太郎 Azuma Ryōtarō, January 16, 1893 – May 26, 1983) was a Japanese physician and bureaucrat who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1959 to 1967.[1]
Born in Osaka, he attended Tokyo Imperial University and studied at the University of London, specializing in physical chemistry and physiology. He served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, took a position in the Health Ministry after the war, and later became head of Ibaraki University.[2] In the 1950s he served as head of the Japanese Olympic Committee and played a role in bringing the 1964 Summer Olympics to Tokyo.
In 1959, he was nominated as the Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election. He defeated Socialist candidate Hachirō Arita and took office on April 27. Much of his legacy as governor surrounds the improvements to Tokyo before and during the 1964 Olympics, and accompanying pollution and administrative issues.
He is interred in the Tama Reien Cemetery in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan.
References
- ↑ "歴代市長、長官、知事". Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ↑ "歴代学長". Ibaraki University. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Seiichirō Yasui |
Governor of Tokyo 1959–1967 |
Succeeded by Ryokichi Minobe |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Ryōzō Hiranuma |
President of the Japan Amateur Athletic Association 1947–1958 |
Succeeded by Juichi Tsushima |
| President of the Japanese Olympic Committee 1947–1958 | ||
| Preceded by Hitoshi Kihara |
President of the Ski Association of Japan 1968–1975 |
Succeeded by Motohiko Ban |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Kyōhei Suzuki |
President of Ibaraki University 1953–1958 |
Succeeded by Tadashi Futakata Acting |
| Other offices | ||
| Preceded by Tadashi Adachi |
President of the Japan Good Deed Association 1961–1965 |
Succeeded by Keizō Hayashi |
| Preceded by Seiichirō Yasui |
President of the Japan Good Deed Association 1972–1983 |
Succeeded by Tadashi Adachi |
| Preceded by Jitsuzō Kawanishi |
President of the Japanese Red Cross Society 1968–1978 |
Succeeded by Keizō Hayashi |
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