Shigemitsu
Shigemitsu (written: 茂光 or 重光) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (1913–2012), Japanese judge and academic * (born 1966), Japanese footballer * (born 1956), Japanese footballer Shigemitsu (written: 重光) is also a Japanese surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name .... Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1955), Japanese-South Korean businessman * Junko Shigemitsu (born 1949), Japanese-American physicist * (1887–1957), Japanese diplomat and politician * (born 1983), Japanese footballer {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names ...
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
was a Japanese diplomat and politician in the Empire of Japan, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs three times during and after World War II as well as the Deputy Prime Minister of Japan. As civilian plenipotentiary representing the Japanese government, Shigemitsu co-signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on board the battleship ''USS Missouri'' on September 2, 1945. Early life and career Shigemitsu was born in what is now part of the city of Bungo-ōno, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Law School of Tokyo Imperial University in 1911 and immediately entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After World War I, he served in numerous overseas diplomatic assignments, including Germany, the United Kingdom, and, briefly, as consul at the Japanese consulate in Seattle, Washington, United States. Activities in the lead-up to World War II Following the Mukden Incident in 1931, Shigemitsu was active in various European capitals, attempting to reduce alarm at J ...
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