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Hitoshi Ashida
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Hitoshi Ashida (1887–1959) was a Japanese politician, diplomat, and writer. He served as Prime Minister of Japan, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, and Minister for Foreign Affairs. A member of the Rikken Seiyūkai, Liberal Party, Democratic Party, and Japan Democratic Party, he was educated at the First Higher School. His professional career included employment with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and The Japan Times.
Ashida received the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class. He authored works such as *Saikin sekai gaikōshi*, *Pari kaigi go no Ōshū gaikō*, *最近世界外交史*, *巴里會議後の歐洲外交*, and *Nikki, 1905-1945*. He died in Tokyo and is buried at Sōji-ji Temple.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1887
- Died
- 1959
- Works
- 9
Top works
- 最近世界外交史
- 巴里會議後の歐洲外交
- Pari kaigi go no Ōshū gaikō
- Saikin sekai gaikōshi
- Nikki, 1905-1945
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Hirohito
- Governor
- Douglas MacArthur
- Deputy
- Suehiro Nishio
- Preceded by
- Tetsu Katayama
- Succeeded by
- Shigeru Yoshida
- Prime minister
- Tetsu Katayama, Himself
- Constituency
- Kyoto 3rd (1932–1946), Kyoto at-large (1946–1947), Kyoto 2nd (1947–1959)
- Born
- ( 1887-11-15 ) 15 November 1887, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto , Japan
- Died
- 20 June 1959 (1959-06-20) (aged 71), Minato, Tokyo , Japan
- Party
- LDP (1955–1959)
- Other political affiliations
- Rikken Seiyūkai (before 1940), IRAA (1940–1945), JLP (1945–1947), DP (1947–1950), NDP (1950–1952), Kaishintō (1952–1954), JDP (1954–1955)
- Spouse
- Sumi Hase ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 )
- Alma mater
- Tokyo Imperial University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hitoshi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of death
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- politician
- Employer
- The Japan Times
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Image
- Hitoshi Ashida.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hitoshi Ashida
- date of birth
- 1887-11-15
- date of death
- 1959-06-20
- name in kana
- あしだ ひとし
- name in native language
- 芦田均
- writing language
- Japanese
- place of burial
- Sōji-ji Temple
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Encyclopedic overview
Hitoshi Ashida (芦田 均, Ashida Hitoshi; 15 November 1887 – 20 June 1959) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1948. He was a prominent figure in the immediate postwar political landscape, but was forced to resign his leadership responsibilities after a corruption scandal (Shōwa Denkō Jiken) targeting two of his cabinet ministers.
Early life and education
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