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Ryokichi Minobe

みのべ りょうきち

Minobe Ryokichi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1904-02-05 (Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan)
Died
1984-12-24 (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Japan) age 80
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Marxist economist, politician, educator
Active Years
1927-1984
Memberships
One no Kai, Nonpartisan Club, House of Councillors Club
Influenced By
Hyoei Ouchi
Influenced
Fuyumi Domon

Education

Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Economics
Period: 1923-1927
Year of Graduation: 1927
Country: Japan

Awards

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1959
Work: Democracy in Agony
Organization: Mainichi Shimbun
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Economy of Germany Under Dictatorship

1935 Economics

Democracy in Agony

1959 Political Science

Twelve Years as Governor

1979 Non-fiction

Bibliography

  • Economy of Germany Under Dictatorship
  • Democracy in Agony
  • Twelve Years as Governor

Health

  • Myocardial Infarction
    晩年
    Death occurred during term

Legacy

He is recognized as a governor who promoted innovative welfare policies.

In Popular Culture

  • Run, Kotaro

Trivia

  • Minobe Smile
  • Sold Blue Sky Badges to fund campaign