Ryotaro Azuma
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Ryōtarō Azuma | |
|---|---|
東 龍太郎 | |
| File:Ryotaro-Azuma-1.png Azuma in 1963 | |
| Governor of Tokyo | |
| In office 23 April 1959 – 22 April 1967 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Seiichirō Yasui |
| Succeeded by | Ryokichi Minobe |
| President of Ibaraki University | |
| In office 1 October 1953 – 18 September 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Kyōhei Suzuki |
| Succeeded by | Tadashi Futakata (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1893 |
| Died | 26 May 1983 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Tama Cemetery |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Teruko Azuma (m. 1919) |
| 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] In 1950, Azuma became a member of the international Olympic Committee (IOC).[2]
Education
[edit | edit source]Born in Osaka, he attended Tokyo Imperial University and studied at the University of London, specializing in physical chemistry and physiology.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]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.[3] In the 1950s he served as head of the Japanese Olympic Committee and played a role in bringing the 1964 Summer Olympics to Tokyo.[4][5][6]
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.[2]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]In 1919, he married Teruko, a daughter of Yamakawa Kenjirō.
He is interred in the Tama Reien Cemetery in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan.[2][5][6]
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- Governors of Tokyo
- University of Tokyo alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Tokyo
- 1893 births
- 1983 deaths
- Japanese government officials
- Japanese International Olympic Committee members
- Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers
- Imperial Japanese Navy officers
- Japanese military doctors
- Japanese healthcare managers
- Academic staff of Ibaraki University
- Burials at Tama Cemetery
- Scientists from Osaka Prefecture
- Yamakawa family