ASYM3017 G-M-1-011-20-43 AyusawaIwao-1931

(October 15, 1894 – November 30, 1972) was a diplomat and international authority on social and labor issues.

Career

In 1911 he went to Hawaii as a recipient of the Friend Peace Scholarship. He graduated from

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in 1917, and then attended

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, from which he graduated in 1920. He served as the

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delegate to the

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in Geneva, Switzerland, and as Director of the Tokyo branch of the ILO until 1939. He joined the staff of the

International Christian University is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, commonly known as ICU. With the efforts of Prince Takamatsu, General Douglas MacArthur, and BOJ President Hisato Ichimada, ICU was established in 1949 as the first l ...

in 1952. In 1956, he received an honorary degree from Haverford College. He published several books and articles, including ''A History of Labor in Modern Japan'' in 1966. His papers are held by the library of Haverford College.Ayusawa Papers at Haverford College

Faith

Iwao Ayusawa was also a notable member of the small Japanese

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community, mainly represented by the Friends Center Committee which was formed some years before the war began to represent Friends to those of various countries who came to Japan with an interest in Quakerism, and to serve the Jewish refugees who were coming in large numbers to Japan at that time. He was befriended with Swiss Quakers

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and Edmond Privat.

Family

On October 14, 1922, Ayusawa married Tomiko Yoshioka. They had several children, including a daughter Tsuyuko (born, Geneva 30 June 1923), who married Léopold d'Avout, the 5th

duc d'Auerstaedt The title of Duc d'Auerstaedt (sometimes written Auerstädt) was created by Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, for the Marshal of France Louis Nicolas Davout in 1808 as a victory title rewarding and commemorating Davout's splendid victory at the Ba ...

, and became the mother of the 6th French duc d'Auerstadt.

Publications

* ''International labor legislation'', New York, 1920 * ''Industrial conditions and labour legislation in Japan'', Geneva : International Labour Office, 1926 * ''A History of Labor in Modern Japan'', Honolulu, East-West Center Press, 1966 * ''International Labor Legislation.'' Clark, N.J.: Lawbook Exchange, 2005. .

References

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