Takeo Kurusu
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "栗栖, 赳夫 1895-1966". WorldCat. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Richard H. Mitchell (1996). Political Bribery in Japan. Honolulu: University of Hawaii University. pp. 102–103. doi:10.1515/9780824863968. ISBN 9780824863968.
- ^ "Political scandal. "Japanese Minister's Malpractice"". The West Australian. Tokyo. 1 October 1948. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
External links
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