was a Japanese businesswoman and politician who was a member of the House of Councillors.
Biography
Haru Nishioka was born on 21 December 1905『日本女性人名辞典〔普及版〕』796頁。『新訂 政治家人名事典 明治～昭和』463頁。 with the surname in the city of
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...
, as the fifth daughter of the ten children of and , and at the age of two, she was adopted by his aunt and given the surname
『長崎の女たち 第2集』145頁。 After graduating from Tamaki Women's School in 1923, she spent one year working as a maid in an asset house for social experience.
In April 1924, she worked at the election office of Takejiro Nishioka, who was later elected to the House of Representatives in the
1924 Japanese general election
General elections were held in Japan on 10 May 1924.Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p281 No party won a majority of seats, resulting in Kenseikai, Rikken Seiyūkai and the Ka ...
a month later; the two married in October of the same year. She spent many days supporting her husband's political activities.『長崎の女たち 第2集』147頁。 In March 1945, the family's home in Tokyo was partially destroyed by air raids, and they were was evacuated to Unzen, Nagasaki; two months later the home was completely destroyed by air raid.
In 1948, her husband was expelled from public office, and she became the representative director of the Nagasaki Shimbun evening edition, and the managing director of the Nagasaki Min'yū Shimbun. After that, she became president of Nagasaki Min'yū Shimbun, and also served as president of Kyushu Corporation and director of Nagasaki Radio.
In 1950, her husband became Governor of Nagasaki after his ban from political office was lifted, and three years later she was requested by the Liberal Party to run for the national district in the
1953 Japanese House of Councillors election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 24 April 1953,Tsuruhei Matsuno, and Eisaku Satō.
She was elected to the House of Councillors, where she served in the welfare and construction committees, helped families of war casualties, enacting the Prostitution Prevention Act, developing a simple water supply on remote islands in
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders ...
, and reconstructing the city of Nagasaki. She also served as both the Liberal Democratic Party's secretary and House of Councillors Accounting Director.
After her husband's death in January 1958, she decided to retire from the House of Councillors. She assumed the position of the director of the newly-created Nagasaki Shimbun Company was founded, and became its representative director and vice president, before she resigned as director in 1966.
Haru Nishioka died on 30 November 1983.『議会制度百年史 - 貴族院・参議院議員名鑑』376-377頁。
In 1963, her first-born son
Takeo Nishioka
was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.
A native of Nagasaki and a graduate of Waseda University
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private resea ...
1963 Japanese general election
General elections were held in Japan on 21 November 1963. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which won 283 of the 467 seats. Voter turnout was 71.1%.
Most commentators believed that the election results would not r ...
.『長崎の女たち 第2集』152頁。 Her fourth-son Kimio Nishioka was a member of the
Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly
is the capital and the largest Cities of Japan, city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
It became the sole Nanban trade, port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hi ...