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Takeo Kurusu

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Kurusu in the middle, 1948

Takeo Kurusu (栗栖赳夫; 1895–1966)[1] was a politician in Japan's Democratic Party. He served in various political and government offices, including the minister of finance in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama.

Biography

Kurusu was part of the Democratic Party[2] and served as a member of the upper house.[3] He was the minister of finance in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama.[4] He also served as a minister without portfolio in the cabinet of Prime Minister Hitoshi Ashida and acted as the director of the economic planning board.[2] While serving in the office he was arrested on 30 September 1948 together with many other senior Japanese politicians due to their alleged involvement in a bribery scandal in relation to the Showa Electric Company.[5][6] The trials lasted until 1962, and Kurusu was one of three people who was found guilty and was sentenced to eight months in prison.[5]

References

  1. ^ "栗栖, 赳夫 1895-1966". WorldCat. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b S. Steinberg, ed. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1948. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 1048. ISBN 978-0-230-27077-0.
  3. ^ Matthew M. Carlson; Steven R. Reed (2018). Political Corruption and Scandals in Japan. Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press. p. 28. doi:10.7591/9781501715679. ISBN 9781501715679.
  4. ^ Sheldon Garon (Winter 2000). "Luxury is the Enemy: Mobilizing Savings and Popularizing Thrift in Wartime Japan". The Journal of Japanese Studies. 26 (1): 41–78. doi:10.2307/133391. JSTOR 133391.
  5. ^ a b Richard H. Mitchell (1996). Political Bribery in Japan. Honolulu: University of Hawaii University. pp. 102–103. doi:10.1515/9780824863968. ISBN 9780824863968.
  6. ^ "Political scandal. "Japanese Minister's Malpractice"". The West Australian. Tokyo. 1 October 1948. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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