was a Japanese diplomat and Olympic Games activist.

Biography

He was born on March 5, 1877, in

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. He served in the Japanese delegation to the

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in 1920, and served as Japanese Ambassador to Sweden and Finland in 1925–1930. In 1930, he formed part of the Japanese delegation to the London Naval Conference. He served as Ambassador to Germany from April 1933 to October 1934. In 1936, he served as Minister of Transportation, and was an active supporter of naval expansion plans. In 1937, he was active in the Japanese governmental committee which was charged with preparing the Olympic games scheduled to take place in Tokyo in 1940, which was eventually cancelled. He also served as a member of the

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in 1939–1950. He received the Grand Cross of the Royal Swedish

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden''), sometimes translated as the Royal Order of the North Star, is a Swedish order of chivalry created by Frederick I of Sweden, King Frederick I on 23 F ...

in 1928. He died on April 19, 1957.

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Hiroshi Momose, Japan's Relations with Finland, 1919–1944, as Reflected by Japanese Source Materials

Ricky W. Law, "Runner-up: Japan in the German Mass Media during the 1936 Olympic Games" ''Southeast Review of Asian Studies'', 31 (2009) 164–180

, - , - , - , - , - Ambassadors of Japan to Belgium Ambassadors of Japan to Denmark Ambassadors of Japan to Finland Ambassadors of Japan to Germany Ambassadors of Japan to Norway Ambassadors of Japan to Sweden Permanent representatives of Japan to the League of Nations Japanese International Olympic Committee members Government ministers of Japan 1877 births 1957 deaths Members of the House of Peers (Japan) Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun {{japan-bio-stub

Biography

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