Shinzo Oya

Japanese: 大屋晋三 - おおやしんぞう

1894-1980 A businessman and politician from the Showa era.
Born on July 5, 1894. His wife was Oya Masako. He joined Suzuki Shoten, and in 1925 he moved to Teikoku Rayon Co., Ltd. (later Teijin), where he became president in 1945. In 1947 he became a member of the House of Councillors (elected twice, Liberal Democratic Party). He served as Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Transport in the second and third Yoshida Cabinets. In 1956 he returned to the position of president of Teijin, where he introduced the technology to manufacture Tetoron. He passed away on March 9, 1980, at the age of 85. He was from Gunma Prefecture. He graduated from Tokyo Higher Commercial School (now Hitotsubashi University).
[Proverbs, etc.] Life is a long-distance race like a marathon ("The charm of a man from a man's point of view")

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Japanese:

1894－1980　昭和時代の経営者,政治家。
明治27年7月5日生まれ。妻は大屋政子。鈴木商店に入社,大正14年帝国人造絹糸(のち帝人)にうつり,昭和20年社長。22年参議院議員(当選2回,自民党)。第2・第3次吉田内閣の商工相,運輸相。31年帝人社長にもどり,テトロンの製造技術を導入した。昭和55年3月9日死去。85歳。群馬県出身。東京高商(現一橋大)卒。
【格言など】人生はマラソンのような長距離競走である(「男からみた男の魅力」)

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