Jōkō Obama

Jōkō Obama (小浜 浄鉱, Obama Jōkō[n 1], July 1886 – September 24, 1948) was a Japanese government bureaucrat. He was appointed governor of Fukui Prefecture and was the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan.

Jōkō Obama
小浜浄鉱
Obama, c. 1934
Governor of Fukui Prefecture
In office
May 25, 1928 – August 26, 1930
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byKeizō Ichimura
Succeeded byNaokitsu Tachibana
Chief of Internal Affairs
Governor-General of Taiwan
In office
March 1932 – October 1936
MonarchHirohito
Personal details
BornJuly 1886
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
DiedSeptember 24, 1948(1948-09-24) (aged 62)
FatherSanjirō Obama
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
ProfessionBureaucrat, politician

Biography

Obama was born in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan in July 1886 as the fourth son of Sanjirō Obama (小濱三次郎, Obama Sanjirō).[1] He graduated from High School No. 2 in Sendai-ku (now part of Sendai) in Miyagi Prefecture.[1]

He graduated in 1912 from Tokyo Imperial University with degrees in law and economics[1] and was appointed to the Home Ministry office in Toyama Prefecture.[1] In November 1913, he passed with high marks the civil official exam for department administration.[1][2] He was appointed the county administrator for Himi-gun in Toyama Prefecture in 1914.[1] Several additional appoints followed: Prefectural Director for Hiroshima Prefecture, Prefectural Director for Hyougo Prefecture, Section Chief of the Health and Insurance Board in the Home Ministry, city welfare bureau chief, and other similar positions.[1]

Obama was appointed Governor of Fukui Prefecture, serving from May 25, 1928, until August 26, 1930.[1][3] He was preceded as Governor by Keizō Ichimura and was succeeded by Naokitsu Tachibana.[1][3] He did not hold any public office between August 1930 and March 1932.[1] He became the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan in March 1932, and held that office until October 1936.[2] He retired from public office that same year.[2]

He died on September 24, 1948.[1][4]

Notes
  1. Some sources have his surname written as 小濱, and some have it pronounced Kohama. Official records use 小浜 and Obama.

References
  1. Shinpen Nihon no Rekidai Chiji 新編日本の歴代知事 [Historical Prefectural Governors of Japan (New Edition)] (in Japanese) (New ed.). 歴代知事編纂会. November 1991. pp. 477–478. OCLC 1020996406.
  2. 秦郁彦 (Hatai Kuhiko), ed. (November 2001). Nihon Kanryōsei Sōgō Jiten 1868–2000 日本官僚制総合事典 1868–2000 [Japan Bureaucracy Comprehensive Encyclopedia, 1868–2000] (in Japanese). 東京大学出版会. pp. 129, 205. ISBN 4130301217.
  3. Mackenzie, L. (2013). "Prefectures of Japan". World Leaders Index. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  4. 『朝日新聞』（東京本社発行）1948年9月25日朝刊、2面の訃報より。
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