Oka Minoru

Japanese: 岡実 - おかみのる

1873-1939 A bureaucrat and newspaper owner from the Meiji to early Showa periods.
Born on September 12, 1873. He joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, and after serving as Director of the Construction Bureau, he became Director of the Commerce and Industry Bureau in 1913. During this time, he worked hard to establish the Factory Law and the Industrial Association Law. In 1929, he became editor-in-chief of the Economist, in 1929 he became editor-in-chief of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun, and in 1933 he became its chairman. He passed away on November 20, 1939, at the age of 67. He was from Nara Prefecture. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University.

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Japanese:

1873－1939　明治-昭和時代前期の官僚,新聞経営者。
明治6年9月12日生まれ。農商務省にはいり,工務局長をへて大正2年商工局長。この間工場法,産業組合法などの制定に尽力した。11年「エコノミスト」主筆,昭和4年東京日日新聞の編集主幹,8年会長となった。昭和14年11月20日死去。67歳。奈良県出身。東京帝大卒。

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