Shin Kanemaru
Template:Short description Template:Infobox officeholder Shin Kanemaru (金丸 信 Kanemaru Shin, 17 September 1914 – 28 March 1996) was a Japanese politician who was a significant figure in the political arena of Japan from the 1970s to the early 1990s.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He was also Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1977 to 1978.
Early life and education
Kanemaru was born in Suwa village (now Minami-arupusu city), Yamanashi Prefecture on 17 September 1914.<ref name=enb>Template:Cite web</ref> He began his studies at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and became a teacher upon graduation.
Career
He was conscripted into the army and served briefly in the Kwantung Army as a sergeant from 1937 to 1938. He was discharged due to illness and returned to Japan.<ref name="nytimes.com">Template:Cite news</ref> After his military service, he entered into the sake brewing business and was later involved in the concrete and souvenir businesses.<ref name="nytimes.com" /> He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the faction of Noboru Takeshita.
Arrest and indictment
In 1992, he was indicted in the Sagawa Kyubin corruption scandal. He was charged with evading taxes on payments he had received from construction companies that were seeking political influence. He resigned and was arrested on 13 March 1993 after authorities found at least $51 million in bearer bonds and hundreds of pounds of gold stored at his home.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
He has a son, Shingo Shin.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Kanemaru died in Yamanashi on 28 March 1996 at the age of 81.<ref name="enb" />
References
Sources
- William H. Cooper, Japan-U.S. Trade: The Construction Services Issue, U.S. Congressional Research Service: Report for Congress 93-957, November 4, 1993.
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- 1914 births
- 1996 deaths
- Politicians from Yamanashi Prefecture
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
- Ministers of construction of Japan
- Deputy prime ministers of Japan
- Ministers of defense of Japan
- Japanese politicians convicted of corruption
- Japanese people convicted of tax crimes
- People convicted of bribery
- Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
- Imperial Japanese Army soldiers
- Military personnel of the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Members of the Kwantung Army