Early life and education
Takano was the younger brother ofCareer
Takano began teaching at the Tokyo Imperial University in 1903. Some of his notable students include Morito Tatsuo, ÅŒuchi HyÅei, and . Takano was also one of the founding members of the , a research organization. Of the Shakai Seisaku Gakkai members, Takano was one of the first to discuss trade unions. While no unions existed in Japan yet, he was very pro-union, a sentiment shared by Fusataro. In 1910, Takano and other members of the University's economics department lobbied for the economics department to become independent, rather than sharing a college with those studying law or government. Not only was Takano's goal to ground the curriculum in empirical research, but he also hoped that being independent would lead to more political activism within the department. However, the creation of the new department was very slow because of funding concerns. Takano threatened to quit in May 1917, but stayed after the university said they would hurry things up. The new department was established in 1919. Even though the department had been established, Takano left the university in 1920 to head the . After World War II, he helped to form the Japan Socialist Party and was part of the Constitution Investigation Association. He then became the head of the NHK in 1946. He was the head of the Japan Statistical Society in 1948. Takano died on April 5, 1949.References
1871 births 1949 deaths People from Nagasaki {{DEFAULTSORT:Takano, Iwasaburo Japanese economists Japanese activists Kaisei Academy alumni University of Tokyo alumni Academic staff of the University of Tokyo