Ryotaro Azuma

Ryōtarō Azuma (東 龍太郎, Azuma Ryōtarō, January 16, 1893 May 26, 1983) was a Japanese physician and bureaucrat who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1959 to 1967.[1]

Ryōtarō Azuma
東 龍太郎
Governor of Tokyo
In office
23 April 1959  22 April 1967
Preceded bySeiichirō Yasui
Succeeded byRyokichi Minobe
President of Ibaraki University
In office
1 October 1953  18 September 1958
Preceded byKyōhei Suzuki
Succeeded byTadashi Futakata (acting)
Personal details
Born(1893-01-16)January 16, 1893
Osaka, Japan
DiedMay 26, 1983(1983-05-26) (aged 90)
Spouse(s)
Teruko Azuma
(m. 1919)
Alma materTokyo Imperial University

Born in Osaka, he attended Tokyo Imperial University and studied at the University of London, specializing in physical chemistry and physiology.

In 1919, he married Teruko, a daughter of Yamakawa Kenjirō.

He served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, took a position in the Health Ministry after the war, and later became head of Ibaraki University.[2] In the 1950s he served as head of the Japanese Olympic Committee and played a role in bringing the 1964 Summer Olympics to Tokyo.

In 1959, he was nominated as the Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election. He defeated Socialist candidate Hachirō Arita and took office on April 27. Much of his legacy as governor surrounds the improvements to Tokyo before and during the 1964 Olympics, and accompanying pollution and administrative issues.

He is interred in the Tama Reien Cemetery in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan.

References

  1. "歴代市長、長官、知事". Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "歴代学長". Ibaraki University. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Seiichirō Yasui
Governor of Tokyo
19591967
Succeeded by
Ryokichi Minobe
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ryōzō Hiranuma
President of the Japan Amateur Athletic Association
19471958
Succeeded by
Juichi Tsushima
President of the Japanese Olympic Committee
19471958
Preceded by
Hitoshi Kihara
President of the Ski Association of Japan
19681975
Succeeded by
Motohiko Ban
Academic offices
Preceded by
Kyōhei Suzuki
President of Ibaraki University
19531958
Succeeded by
Tadashi Futakata
Acting
Other offices
Preceded by
Tadashi Adachi
President of the Japan Good Deed Association
19611965
Succeeded by
Keizō Hayashi
Preceded by
Seiichirō Yasui
President of the Japan Good Deed Association
19721983
Succeeded by
Tadashi Adachi
Preceded by
Jitsuzō Kawanishi
President of the Japanese Red Cross Society
19681978
Succeeded by
Keizō Hayashi
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