Tsutomu Kawara (瓦 力, Kawara Tsutomu, 1 April 1937 – 13 January 2013) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Riki Kawara | |
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瓦 力 | |
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| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 6 November 1987 – 24 August 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Noboru Takeshita |
| Preceded by | Kurihara Yoshiyuki |
| Succeeded by | Kichirō Tazawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 December 1972 – 30 August 2009 | |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 5 October 1999 – 4 July 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
| Preceded by | Hosei Norota |
| Succeeded by | Kazuo Torashima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1937 Nanao, Ishikawa, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 13 January 2013 (aged 75) Nanao, Ishikawa. Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
Biography
editKawara was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).[1] A native of Nanao, Ishikawa and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 1972. In 1987, he assumed the post of Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (and again in 1999 to 2000). He resigned a year later after taking responsibility for the Nadashio incident.[1][2] Kichirō Tazawa replaced him in the post.[2]
He was later appointed construction minister in the Hashimoto cabinet.[1] He retired from politics in 2009. He died in Nanao, Ishikawa, in early January 2013 of pneumonia.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 瓦力元防衛庁長官が死去 なだしお事故で辞任. Kyodo News (in Japanese). 47 News. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Japan's Military Chief Quits". Los Angeles Times. 25 August 1988. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Former Defense Agency chief Kawara dies". Kyodo News. January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
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