was a Japanese journalist, Vice President of the

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newspaper and later a politician. During the war, he joined the

Imperial Rule Assistance Association The , or Imperial Aid Association, was the Empire of Japan's ruling organization during much of World War II. It was created by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe on 12 October 1940, to promote the goals of his ("New Order") movement. It evolved i ...

. After the end of the war, he was purged from public service. Later, he became the Chief Secretary of the 4th Yoshida Cabinet, Vice President and then President of the Liberal Party of Japan of Japan, but he died before becoming a prime minister.

Life

He was born in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, in 1888 as the third son of Ogata Dōhei, the secretary of Yamagata Prefecture. At age 4, he went to

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city because his father became the secretary of Fukuoka Prefecture. He studied at

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, where Seigō Nakano was his one-year senior. Of the same age was Daigorō Yasukawa. They later became influential friends. He graduated from

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in 1911 and joined the Tokyo branch of the Osaka ''

''. In 1925, Ogata became the editor of the Tokyo ''Asahi Shimbun''. In 1928, he became one of the executive directors of the ''Asahi Shimbun''. In 1936, he became the chief editor and in 1943 Vice-President of the ''Asahi Shimbun''. In 1940, he joined the

Taisei Yokusankai The , or Imperial Aid Association, was the Empire of Japan's ruling organization during much of World War II. It was created by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe on 12 October 1940, to promote the goals of his ("New Order") movement. It evolved i ...

(大政翼賛会, "Imperial Rule Assistance Association") which was Japan's fascist organization created by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe on October 12, 1940, to promote the goals of his Shintaisei ("New Order") movement. In 1944, Ogata went into the political world and became the Minister of State of the Koiso Cabinet, President of the Intelligence Bureau, and Vice President of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association. In April 1945, he resigned from the post. After the war, he became an adviser to the Higashikuni Cabinet. In December 1945, he was investigated for his war-time activities by the Allied Occupational authorities. In August 1946, he was

purged In history, religion and political science, a purge is a position removal or execution of people who are considered undesirable by those in power from a government, another organization, their team leaders, or society as a whole. A group undertak ...

from public service. After 1952 when Japan regained independence, Ogata was elected as a member of the House of Representatives for three terms. In the same year, he became the

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of the 4th Yoshida Cabinet and the vice president of the ruling Liberal Party of Japan. In 1953, he became the President of the Liberal Party of Japan. However, he died in January 1956, while he was anticipating his election as prime minister.

Works

*''From the end of the Meiji era to the Pacific War'' Ogata Taketora

history editing room, 1951

References

*''Newspapers- Capitalism and Management of

and Hardships of Ogata Taketora'' Imanishi Mitsuo, Asahi Shimbun, 2007, *''Asahi Shimbun during Occupation and Responsibilities for War, Murayama Nagaosa and Ogata Taketora'', Imanishi Matsuo,

, 2008. *20th Century Japan Person Encyclopedia from A to Se Nichigai Associates, 2004, p. 552 , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogata, Taketora Japanese politicians Japanese journalists The Asahi Shimbun people 1888 births 1956 deaths Waseda University alumni Deputy Prime Ministers of Japan Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun 20th-century journalists