Shin Kanemaru
金丸 信
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office
28 November 1977 – 7 December 1978
Prime MinisterTakeo Fukuda
Preceded byAsao Mihara
Succeeded byGanri Yamashita
Personal details
Born(1914-09-17)17 September 1914
Suwa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died28 March 1996(1996-03-28) (aged 81)
Yamanashi, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materTokyo University of Agriculture
Military service
Allegiance Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1938
RankSergeant
Unit2nd Company, Telegraph Triple Corps, Kwantung Army

Shin Kanemaru (金丸 信 Kanemaru Shin, 17 September 1914 – 28 March 1996) was a Japanese politician who was a significant figure in the political arena of Japan from the 1970s to the early 1990s.[1] He was also Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1977 to 1978.

Early life and education

Kanemaru was born in Suwa village (now Minami-arupusu city), Yamanashi Prefecture on 17 September 1914.[2] He began his studies at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and became a teacher upon graduation.

Career

He was conscripted into the army and served briefly in the Kwantung Army as a sergeant from 1937 to 1938. He was discharged due to illness and returned to Japan.[3] After his military service, he entered into the sake brewing business and was later involved in the concrete and souvenir businesses.[3] He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the faction of Noboru Takeshita.

Arrest and indictment

In 1992, he was indicted in the Sagawa Kyubin corruption scandal. He was charged with evading taxes on payments he had received from construction companies that were seeking political influence. He resigned and was arrested on 13 March 1993 after authorities found at least $51 million in bearer bonds and hundreds of pounds of gold stored at his home.[4]

Personal life

He has a son, Shingo Shin.[5] Kanemaru died in Yamanashi on 28 March 1996 at the age of 81.[2]

References

  1. ^ Uldis Kruze (January 2015). Shin Kanemaru and the Tragedy of Japan's Political System. Palgrave Pivot. ISBN 9781137457363. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Shin Kanemaru". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b Pollack, Andrew (29 March 1996). "Shin Kanemaru, 81, Kingmaker in Japan Toppled by Corruption". The New York Times.
  4. ^ John E. Woodruff (10 March 1993). "Fallen politician in Japan had amassed $51 million". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Japanese delegation arrives in N. Korea". Yonhap News Agency. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.((cite news)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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House of Representatives of Japan Preceded byKazuo Horiuchi, Toyohira Hagino, Shinichi Kobayashi, Takuo Furuya, Tsuneo Uchida (1955 general election) Representative for Yamanashi at-large district 1958–1992 Served alongside: Kunio Tanabe, Eiichi Nakao, Mitsuo Horiuchi, Toshimasa Ueda, et al. Succeeded byKunio Tanabe, Toshimasa Ueda, Azuma Koshiishi, Eiichi Nakao (until 1993 general election) Political offices Preceded byMasayoshi Ito Deputy Prime Minister of Japan 1986–1987 Succeeded byKiichi Miyazawa Preceded byAsao Mihara Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency 1977–1978 Succeeded byGanri Yamashita Preceded byHyosuke Niwa Director-General of the National Land Agency 1974–1976 Succeeded byKosei Amano Preceded byTakeo Kimura Minister of Construction 1972–1973 Succeeded byTakao Kameoka Party political offices Preceded bySusumu Nikaido Vice-President of the Liberal Democratic Party 1992 Succeeded byKeizō Obuchi Preceded byRokusuke Tanaka Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party 1984–1986 Succeeded byNoboru Takeshita Preceded byKichizō Hosoda Chairman of the Executive Council, Liberal Democratic Party 1983-1984 Succeeded byKiichi Miyazawa Preceded byAsao Mihara Chairman of the Diet Policy Committee, Liberal Democratic Party 1978-1980 Succeeded byKichisō Tazawa Preceded byToshio Tsukahara Chairman of the Diet Policy Committee, Liberal Democratic Party 1971-1972 Succeeded byKen Harada
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