was a Japanese journalist and political critic.

Life

He was born in Hyogo Prefecture. Having graduated from the Department of Law of

Tokyo University , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...

, he joined the East-Asiatic Commercial Intelligence Institute at Tokyo of the

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. (The name of this institute was changed to the East Asiatic Economic Investigation Bureau.) Later he joined the

Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition and ...

and in 1945, he became head the editorial board and wrote essays in

Tensei Jingo Tensei Jingo (天声人語, literally, ''the voice of heaven is the voice of people'') is the title of a column which appears on the front page of the ''Asahi Shimbun'', a Japanese newspaper. It is a translation of the Latin phrase as ''Vox Populi ...

. In 1947, he headed the Department of Publication of Asahi Shimbun. Later he became Instructor at

Dokkyo University is a private university in Sōka, Saitama, Japan, which is a liberal, co-educational institution noted for its language education programs and international exchanges. The university was founded in 1964, its roots can be traced back as early as ...

, and a member of the

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's University

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committee and a member of other public committees.

His Books

*Revisionism of

Eduard Bernstein Eduard Bernstein (; 6 January 1850 – 18 December 1932) was a German social democratic Marxist theorist and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Bernstein had held close association to Karl Marx and Friedric ...

translation, Shueikaku, 1920 *''

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

and

Friedrich Engels Friedrich Engels ( ,"Engels"
'' Nakae Chomin Nakae (written: 中江) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daisuke Nakae (born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler *Masato Nakae (1917–1998), United States Army soldier *Shinji Nakae (1935–2007), Japanese voice ...

.'' Kokudosha, 1956 *''Ogata Taketora.'' Jiji Tsushinsha, 1962 *''20 Postwar Years of Okinawa.'' Jijitsushinsha, 1966 *''Jinbutsu Mangekyo.''

, 1967 *''Okinawa Taiwan Diary.'' Jijitsushinsha, 1968 *''5 Distinguished Journalists -

Nakae Chomin Nakae (written: 中江) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daisuke Nakae (born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler *Masato Nakae (1917–1998), United States Army soldier *Shinji Nakae (1935–2007), Japanese voice ...

Taguchi Ukichi was a Japanese historian and Georgist economist of the Meiji period, and one of the foremost proponents of the '' bunmeishi'' view of history. He was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1894. He is sometimes referred to as "the Ja ...

Miyake Setsurei was a famous philosopher and author from Japan. He graduated from the University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Im ...

Hasegawa Nyozekan was the pen-name of Yamamoto Manjirō, a Japanese social critic, and journalist in the Taishō and Shōwa periods Japan. He was one of the most important and widely read supporters of liberalism and democracy in inter-war Japan. Biography Ny ...

Ogata Taketora Ogata (written: 尾形, 緒方, 緒形, 小形, 小県 or 尾方) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese stock car racing driver *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese sprint canoeist *, Japanese painter *, Japanese ...

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, 1973

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaji, Ryuichi Japanese journalists The Asahi Shimbun people 1896 births 1978 deaths 20th-century journalists