Ryokichi Minobe was a Japanese politician who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1967 to 1979.
12 Facts About Ryokichi Minobe
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Ryokichi Minobe is one of the best known socialist figures in modern Japanese history.
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Ryokichi Minobe's father, Tatsukichi Minobe, was a noted constitutional scholar, while his mother Tamiko was the eldest daughter of mathematician, educator, and politician Dairoku Kikuchi.
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Ryokichi Minobe graduated from the law faculty of Tokyo Imperial University in 1927 and lectured in the agriculture faculty from 1929 to 1932.
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In 1945, Minobe became an editorial writer for the newspaper Mainichi Shimbun.
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Ryokichi Minobe was chosen to head the Cabinet Statistics Office in 1946.
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In 1967, Ryokichi Minobe ran as the Communist and Socialist candidate for Governor of Tokyo.
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Ryokichi Minobe defeated his two rivals, Rikkyo University president Masatoshi Matsushita and Shibusawa Shipping head Ken'ichi Abe.
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In 1971, Ryokichi Minobe won re-election, defeating LDP candidate Akira Hatano.
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Ryokichi Minobe was re-elected for a third term in 1975, with the backing of the Socialists, Communists, and Komeito.
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Ryokichi Minobe ran for the House of Councillors in 1980 and won a seat.
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Ryokichi Minobe remained a member of the Diet until his death in 1984.