Hasumi Yasushi

Japanese: 荷見安 - はすみやすし

1891-1964 A bureaucrat and agricultural cooperative official from the Taisho to Showa periods.
Born on April 6, 1891. He joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, and served as the first Director of the Rice Bureau, before becoming Vice Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in 1939. In 1954, he became the first Chairman of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations. During his time as a bureaucrat, he was involved in the abolition of the rice exchange and the creation of the Food Control Law, and was known as the "god of rice." He passed away on February 22, 1964. He was 72 years old. He was from Ibaraki Prefecture. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University.

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Japanese:

1891－1964　大正-昭和時代の官僚,農協役員。
明治24年4月6日生まれ。農商務省にはいり,初代米穀局長などをへて,昭和14年農林次官。29年初代全国農協中央会会長。官僚時代は米穀取引所の撤廃,食糧管理法作成などにかかわり「米の神様」といわれた。昭和39年2月22日死去。72歳。茨城県出身。東京帝大卒。

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