(27 March 1910 – 19 November 1989) was a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

businessman and politician, mayor of

Neagari was a town located in Nomi District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 15,880 and a density of 1,170.23 persons per km². The total area was 13.57 km². On February 1, 2005, Neagari, along with t ...

Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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a President of Russia webpage father of a former Japanese prime minister

Yoshirō Mori is a former Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan between April 2000 and April 2001. He was unpopular in opinion polls during his time in office, and is known for making controversial statements, both during and after his ...

. During his term, he developed a relationship with the Siberian town of

Shelekhov Shelekhov ( rus, Шелехов, p=ˈʂelʲɪxəf) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Shelekhovsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of th ...

, particularly a bilateral dialogue to improve the gravesites of Soviet soldiers in Japan and Japanese soldiers in Siberia; he was so close to Russia that Japanese authorities monitored him closely as a potential communist sympathizer. He visited Shelekhov more than 15 times during his 35 years in office, and part of his ashes were buried there following his death.The Monument of Friendship between Russia and Japan

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1910 births 1989 deaths Japan–Soviet Union relations Japan–Russia relations 20th-century Japanese businesspeople Mayors of places in Japan People from Ishikawa Prefecture Politicians from Ishikawa Prefecture Waseda University alumni Parents of prime ministers of Japan {{Japan-mayor-stub