Etsujirō Uehara (植原 悦二郎, Uehara Etsujirō, 15 May 1877 – 2 December 1962) was a politician and bureaucrat in the early Shōwa periodJapan, who subsequently was a politician and cabinet minister in the immediate post-war era.
Uehara was born in what is now the city of Azumino, Nagano. He lost his parents when he was three years old. After working for a silk mill, and the Yokohama Customs Office, he moved to the United States in 1899, working as a waiter to pay he way through high school. He also published a weekly business newsletter. In 1907, he graduated from Washington State University, continuing on to graduate school at the London School of Economics and Political Science, from his he obtained a doctorate in 1910.
Uehara served as parliamentary councilor for the Ministry of Communications in 1924 under Prime MinisterKatō Takaaki, and parliamentary councilor for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1926 under Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi. In 1932–1936, Uehara was the vice-chair of the House of Representatives. In the 1939 schism of the Rikken Seiyuto, Uehara sided with the "orthodox" faction led by Ichirō Hatoyama.
Uehara took a critical stance against the formation of the Taisei Yokusankai, and in 1941 formed an anti-Yokusankai group with Hatoyama and Yukio Ozaki; however, the group was defeated in the 1942 General Election. During the war years, he worked in the budgetary committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Shigenori Tōgō and was noted for his anti-war stance, repeated stating that it was the job of the ministry to bring the war to an early conclusion.
etsujirō, uehara, 植原, 悦二郎, uehara, etsujirō, 1877, december, 1962, politician, bureaucrat, early, shōwa, period, japan, subsequently, politician, cabinet, minister, immediate, post, uehara, etsujirōminister, home, affairsin, office, january, 1947, 1947prime, m. Etsujirō Uehara 植原 悦二郎 Uehara Etsujirō 15 May 1877 2 December 1962 was a politician and bureaucrat in the early Shōwa period Japan who subsequently was a politician and cabinet minister in the immediate post war era Uehara EtsujirōMinister of Home AffairsIn office 31 January 1947 24 May 1947Prime MinisterShigeru YoshidaPreceded bySeiichi ŌmuraSucceeded byTetsu Katayama acting Personal detailsBorn 1877 05 15 May 15 1877Meisei Nagano JapanDiedDecember 2 1962 1962 12 02 aged 85 EducationWashington State University London School of Economics and Political ScienceBiography editUehara was born in what is now the city of Azumino Nagano He lost his parents when he was three years old After working for a silk mill and the Yokohama Customs Office he moved to the United States in 1899 working as a waiter to pay he way through high school He also published a weekly business newsletter In 1907 he graduated from Washington State University continuing on to graduate school at the London School of Economics and Political Science from his he obtained a doctorate in 1910 After returning to Japan in 1911 Uehara worked as lecturer on political science at Meiji University Rikkyo University and at the forerunner of Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo teaching both comparative legal theory and constitutional law He was a supporter of the theory of popular sovereignty which was one of the underpinnings of the Taishō democracy movement He was elected to a seat in the lower house of the Diet of Japan in the 1917 General Election under the Rikken Kokumintō party and was subsequently reelected 13 times holding the seat until World War II A supporter of the reforms of Inukai Tsuyoshi he later changed party affiliations to the Rikken Seiyukai Uehara served as parliamentary councilor for the Ministry of Communications in 1924 under Prime Minister Katō Takaaki and parliamentary councilor for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1926 under Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi In 1932 1936 Uehara was the vice chair of the House of Representatives In the 1939 schism of the Rikken Seiyuto Uehara sided with the orthodox faction led by Ichirō Hatoyama Uehara took a critical stance against the formation of the Taisei Yokusankai and in 1941 formed an anti Yokusankai group with Hatoyama and Yukio Ozaki however the group was defeated in the 1942 General Election During the war years he worked in the budgetary committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Shigenori Tōgō and was noted for his anti war stance repeated stating that it was the job of the ministry to bring the war to an early conclusion After the end of World War II Uehara helped form the Japan Liberal Party 1942 1948 together with Hatoyama and Hitoshi Ashida In the first Yoshida administration he was appointed Minister without portfolio and subsequently Home Minister Despite his liberal credentials he was highly opposed to Article 9 of the new Constitution of Japan which he felt to be incompatible with a sovereign nation In 1955 Uehara served as chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs for the House of Representatives Awards and recognition edit勲一等旭日大綬章 Grand Cordon of the Order of Rising Sun nbsp Signature on Proclamation for Constitution of Japan 1947 Etsujirō Uehara s signature is the second from the leftReferences editKono Masaru Japan s Postwar Party Politics Princeton University Press 1997 ISBN 0691015961 Hunter Janet A Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History University of California Press 1994 ISBN 0520045572 Ramsdell Daniel B The Japanese Diet Stability and Change in the Japanese House of Representative 1890 1990 University Press of America 1992 House of Representatives of JapanPreceded byGiichi Masuda Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives1932 1936 Succeeded byTadahiko OkadaPreceded byEikichi Kanbayashiyama Chair Committee on Budget of the House of Representatives1949 1950 Succeeded byZentaro KosakaPreceded bySoichiro Kita Chair Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives1955 Succeeded byShigesaburo MaeoPolitical officesPreceded bySeiichi Ōmura Minister of Home Affairs1947 Succeeded byTetsu KatayamaActing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Etsujirō Uehara amp oldid 1173612006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
