Inejirō Asanuma
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Japanese politician (1898–1980)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Suzuki Mosaburō
- Succeeded by
- Saburo Eda (acting), Jōtarō Kawakami
- Chairman
- Mosaburō Suzuki
- Constituency
- Tokyo 1st (1946–1947), Tokyo 1st (1947–1960)
- Born
- ( 1898-12-27 ) 27 December 1898, Miyake-jima, Tokyo , Japan
- Died
- 12 October 1960 (1960-10-12) (aged 61), Chiyoda, Tokyo , Japan
- Cause of death
- Assassination ( stab wound )
- Resting place
- Tama Cemetery , Tokyo
- Party
- Socialist , (1945–1951; 1955–1960)
- Other political affiliations
- FLP (1925), JLFP (1926–1928), SMP (1932–1940), IRAA (1940–1942), Independent (1942–1945), RSP (1951–1955)
- Spouse
- Kyōko Asanuma ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 )
- Children
- Kinue Asanuma (adopted daughter)
- Parents
- Hanjirō Asanuma Yoshi Asaoka
- Alma mater
- Waseda University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Miyakejima
- Place of death
- Chiyoda
- Spouse
- Kyōko Asanuma
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- party chair
- Educated at
- Waseda University
- Political party
- Shakai Taishūtō
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Mass
- 100
- Image
- Inejiro Asanuma Salvaged.jpg
- Height
- 175
- Significant event
- assassination of Inejiro Asanuma
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- date of birth
- 1898-12-27
- date of death
- 1960-10-12
- killed by
- Otoya Yamaguchi
- manner of death
- homicide
- Commons category
- Inejiro Asanuma
- name in kana
- あさぬま いねじろう
- place of burial
- Tama Cemetery
- name in native language
- 浅沼稲次郎
- cause of death
- stab wound
- writing language
- Japanese
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Encyclopedic overview
Inejiro Asanuma (浅沼 稲次郎, Asanuma Inejirō; 27 December 1898 – 12 October 1960) was a Japanese politician and leader of the Japan Socialist Party. Known for his large stature and powerful voice, he tirelessly toured the country delivering speeches, earning him the nicknames "speech-making everyman" (enzetsu hyakushō), "human locomotive" (ningen kikan-sha), and the affectionate "Numa-san".
In the prewar years, Asanuma was a forceful advocate of socialist policies and tenant and farmer rights. During World War II, Asanuma aligned himself with the Imperial Rule Assistance Association and supported Japan's war in Asia. In the postwar period, Asanuma resumed forceful advocacy of socialism and sharply criticized the U.S.–Japan alliance. During visits to China in 1957 and 1959, he publicly expressed deep remorse for Japan's wartime invasion and aggression against the Chinese people and declared that "American imperialism is the common enemy of the peoples of Japan and China". These positions made him a highly polarizing figure in Japan.
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