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Japanese politician (1887-1959)

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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, and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Ashida was a member of several political parties, including the Rikken Seiyūkai, Liberal Party, Democratic Party, and Japan Democratic Party. He received the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class.

Educated at the First Higher School, Ashida worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and The Japan Times. He wrote in Japanese, with works including *Saikin sekai gaikōshi* and *Pari kaigi go no Ōshū gaikō*. He died in Tokyo and was 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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Type
Person

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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
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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