Yozo Ishikawa

Yozo Ishikawa (石川 要三, Ishikawa Yōzō, 6 July 1925 – 21 June 2014) was a retired lawmaker and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as director general of the now-defunct Defense Agency of Japan in 1990.

Yozo Ishikawa
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office
28 February 1990 – 29 December 1990
Prime MinisterToshiki Kaifu
Preceded byJuro Matsumoto
Succeeded byYukihiko Ikeda
Personal details
Born6 July 1925
Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Died21 June 2014(2014-06-21) (aged 88)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materWaseda University

Career

Ishikawa was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[1] He was part of the group headed by Yōhei Kōno in the party.[2] He served at the House of Representatives.[3]

In 1983, Ishikawa was parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs.[4] In 1984, he served as the chairman of LDP's diplomacy committee.[1] On 28 February 1990 he was appointed defense minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, replacing Juro Matsumoto in the post.[5][6] Ishikawa's tenure was very brief and on 29 December of the same year he was replaced by Yukihiko Ikeda.[5] After that, Ishikawa led the LDP's Tokyo chapter.[3]

He died on 21 June 2014 from acute respiratory failure after being hospitalized with pneumonia.[7]

References
  1. Frances Rosenbluth; Jun Saito; Annalisa Zinn (January 2007). "Japan's New Nationalism: The International and Domestic Politics of an Assertive Foreign Policy" (PDF). Yale University. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  2. "Kono supporters to leave LDP's Miyazawa faction". Japan Policy & Politics. 28 December 1998. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. Taika Uranaga (31 December 2000). "Cities set to merge divided over new leader". Japan Times. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. Visits Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh Retrieved 23 October 2013
  5. "Japanese ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. Karl Schoenberger Military in Japan Gets No Respect Los Angeles Times 10 September 1990 Retrieved 23 October 2013
  7. 元防衛庁長官の石川要三氏死去 (in Japanese). Jiji Press. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.


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