Akira Kazami

Akira Kazami (風見章, Kazami Akira; 1886–1961) was a Japanese politician. From no great prominence, he was made secretary-General of the first cabinet of Prince Konoe, in 1937.[1] He had been part of Konoe's think tank, the Showa Kenkyu Kai, for a number of years[2] He held the position until January 1939.

Akira Kazami

Kazami, c. 1952

In the 1940 Konoe cabinet he was Justice Minister, during the second half of the year.

References

Telephone Cabinet. Time. June 14, 1937
Marius B. Jansen (1995). "Intellectuals, Social Change and Foreign Policy in Interwar Japan" (PDF). The Tocqueville Review. 16 (2): 59–78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29.

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[1] Telephone Cabinet. Time. June 14, 1937

[2] Marius B. Jansen (1995). "Intellectuals, Social Change and Foreign Policy in Interwar Japan" (PDF). The Tocqueville Review. 16 (2): 59–78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29.