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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, 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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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Revised Equations for Estimated GFR From Serum Creatinine in Japan
· 2009 · cited 5,861x
- Gefitinib or Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Mutated EGFR
· 2010 · cited 4,571x
- Efficient selection for high-expression transfectants with a novel eukaryotic vector
· 1991 · cited 4,493x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
· 2016 · cited 4,417x
- The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer
· 2020 · cited 3,329x
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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