Aiichirō Fujiyama

Aiichirō Fujiyama (藤山 愛一郎, Fujiyama Aiichirō, May 22, 1897 – February 22, 1985) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and business executive.

Fujiyama memorial hall in Keio University Hiyoshi campus

The garden of Fujiyama family

Aiichirō Fujiyama
藤山 愛一郎
Director of the Economic Planning Agency
In office 3 June 1965 – 4 November 1966
Prime Minister	Eisaku Satō
Preceded by	Mamoru Takahashi
Succeeded by	Eisaku Satō (acting)
In office 18 July 1961 – 6 July 1962
Prime Minister	Hayato Ikeda
Preceded by	Hisatsune Sakomizu
Succeeded by	Hayato Ikeda (acting)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office July 10, 1957 – July 19, 1960
Prime Minister	Nobusuke Kishi
Preceded by	Nobusuke Kishi
Succeeded by	Zentaro Kosaka
Chairman of Japan Airlines
In office August 1951 – September 1953
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Kunizō Hara
Personal details
Born	(1897-05-22)May 22, 1897 Tokyo, Japan
Died	February 22, 1985(1985-02-22) (aged 87) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	Keio University (Incomplete)

A business executive who symbolized "big business" in Japan as president of Dai Nippon Sugar Manufacturing Co. and executive officer of Nitto Chemical Industry Co., he used his influence to bring about the fall of Prime Minister Hideki Tōjō in 1944.

After Japan's World War II surrender, Fujiyama was imprisoned without a trial for three years, having been accused of "war crimes". After his release he represented Japan at the 1951 UNESCO meeting in Paris.

Fujiyama was elected to Parliament in 1957 and was reelected five times. As Japan's foreign minister (1957–60) he headed Japan's first delegation to the United Nations (1957), helped revise the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty (1960), and promoted the restoration of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. He also served as director of Japan's Economic Planning Agency.