Masayuki Fujio

Masayuki Fujio (藤尾 正行 Fujio Masayuki, January 1, 1917 – October 22, 2006) was the Japanese Minister of Education, under the government of Yasuhiro Nakasone until 1986.

Masayuki Fujio
藤尾 正行
Minister of Education
In office 22 July 1986 – 9 September 1986
Prime Minister	Yasuhiro Nakasone
Preceded by	Toshiki Kaifu
Succeeded by	Masajuro Shiokawa
Minister of Labour
In office 17 July 1980 – 30 November 1981
Prime Minister	Zenkō Suzuki
Preceded by	Takao Fujinami
Succeeded by	Takiichiro Hatsumura
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1917 Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Died	October 22, 2006 (aged 89) Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Meiji University

He was fired by Nakasone after his interview for Bungei Shunju, in which he made several controversial statements regarding Japan's role in World War II. In the interview, he claimed that "killing people in war is not murder in terms of international law" and that the Tokyo War Trial "cannot be considered correct." He also equated Japanese visiting Yasukuni Shrine to Chinese visiting Confucian temples, and claimed that the Nanking Massacre is a fabrication.

He was promptly fired by Nakasone, as he had then still refused to apologize and withdraw his statements.