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Inejiro Asanuma

1898 - 1960

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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. During World War II, Asanuma was aligned with the Imperial Rule Assistance Association and advocated for war in Asia. Asanuma later became a forceful advocate of socialism in post-war Japan. He was noted for his support of the newly established People's Republic of China (PRC) as well as the criticism of United States–Japanese relations, making him a polarizing figure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Inejiro Asanuma is the 4,178th most popular politician (up from 4,535th in 2019), the 248th most popular biography from Japan (up from 277th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Inejiro Asanuma ranks 4,178 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicola Amati, Jean de Dunois, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, and Veljko Kadijević. After him are Felix Kersten, Peter Minuit, Aristobulus I, Empress Kōken, Sin-Muballit, and Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Inejiro Asanuma ranks 55. Before him are Josef Terboven, Julius Schreck, Therese Neumann, Totò, Joris Ivens, and Hanns Eisler. After him are Felix Kersten, Carl Clauberg, Peggy Guggenheim, Latife Uşşaki, Hastings Banda, and Günther Korten. Among people deceased in 1960, Inejiro Asanuma ranks 29. Before him are Ana Pauker, Clara Haskil, August Kopff, Henri Guisan, Victor Sjöström, and Héctor Castro. After him are Felix Kersten, Said Nursî, Friedrich Adler, Soghomon Tehlirian, Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, and John B. Kelly Sr..

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Inejiro Asanuma ranks 248 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Shōkō (1401), Yohji Yamamoto (1943), Kōnosuke Matsushita (1894), Osamu Yamaji (1929), Emperor Seinei (444), and Emperor Hanzei (336). After him are Emperor Ankō (401), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Yasukazu Tanaka (1933), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Ryōji Noyori (1938), and Mori Ōgai (1862).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Inejiro Asanuma ranks 78. Before him are Emperor Seimu (83), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Emperor Kenzō (450), Emperor Shōkō (1401), Emperor Seinei (444), and Emperor Hanzei (336). After him are Emperor Ankō (401), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Empress Jingū (169), Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358), and Katō Kiyomasa (1561).

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