Kenkichi Ishiyama

Japanese: 石山賢吉 - いしやまけんきち

1882-1964 A publisher from the Taisho to Showa eras.
Born on January 2, 1882. After working as a reporter for publications such as Jitsugyo no Sekai and Mainichi Shimbun, he founded Diamond Inc. in 1913 and launched the economic magazine Diamond. In 1947, he became a member of the House of Representatives (Japan Liberal Party), but was banned from public office. In 1955, he received the Kikuchi Kan Award. In 1956, he became the first president of the Japan Magazine Publishers Association. He passed away on July 23, 1964, at the age of 82. He was from Niigata Prefecture. He graduated from Keio University's School of Commerce.

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Japanese:

1882－1964　大正-昭和時代の出版人。
明治15年1月2日生まれ。「実業之世界」「毎夕新聞」などの記者をへて,大正2年ダイヤモンド社をおこし,経済誌「ダイヤモンド」を創刊。昭和22年衆議院議員(日本自由党)となるが公職追放。30年菊池寛賞。31年日本雑誌協会初代会長。昭和39年7月23日死去。82歳。新潟県出身。慶応義塾商業卒。

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