Masayuki Fujio

Masayuki Fujio
Masayuki Fujio
	藤尾正行
Minister of Education
	In office; 22 July 1986 – 9 September 1986
Prime Minister	Yasuhiro Nakasone
Preceded by	Toshiki Kaifu
Succeeded by	Masajuro Shiokawa
Minister of Labour
	In office; 17 July 1980 – 30 November 1981
Prime Minister	Zenkō Suzuki
Preceded by	Takao Fujinami
Succeeded by	Takiichiro Hatsumura
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1917; Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Died	October 22, 2006 (aged 89); Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Meiji University

Masayuki Fujio (藤尾正行 Fujio Masayuki, January 1, 1917 – October 22, 2006) was the Japanese Minister of Education, under the government of Yasuhiro Nakasone until 1986.

He was fired by Nakasone after his interview for Bungei Shunju, in which he made several controversial statements regarding Japan's role in World War II. In the interview, he claimed that "killing people in war is not murder in terms of international law" and that the Tokyo War Trial "cannot be considered correct." He also equated Japanese visiting Yasukuni Shrine to Chinese visiting Confucian temples, and claimed that the Nanking Massacre is a fabrication.

He was promptly fired by Nakasone, as he had then still refused to apologize and withdraw his statements.

Political offices
Preceded by Takao Fujinami	Minister of Labour 1980–1981	Succeeded by Takiichiro Hatsumura
Preceded by Toshiki Kaifu	Minister of Education 1986	Succeeded by Masajuro Shiokawa
Assembly seats
Preceded by Jitsuzo Tokuyasu	Chair, Cabinet Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1975–1976	Succeeded by Yoshimasa Sakamura
Preceded by Jujiro Tosaka	Chair, Education Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1976–1978	Succeeded by Shigeru Suganami
Party political offices
Preceded by Rokusuke Tanaka	Chairman of the Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party 1983–1986	Succeeded by Masayoshi Ito

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