Where was Mamoru Shigemitsu born and what university did he attend?
Mamoru Shigemitsu was born in what is now part of the city of Bungo-ōno, located within Oita Prefecture. He graduated from the Law School of Tokyo Imperial University in 1911.
Questions about Mamoru Shigemitsu
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How did Mamoru Shigemitsu lose his right leg during World War II?
On the 29th of April 1932, a Korean independence activist named Yoon Bong-Gil threw a bomb at a reviewing stand in Shanghai where Mamoru Shigemitsu was attending a celebration for the birthday of Emperor Hirohito. The explosion killed General Yoshinori Shirakawa and wounded several others including Mamoru Shigemitsu who lost his right leg in the attack.
What sentence did Mamoru Shigemitsu receive after being convicted as an accused war criminal?
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentenced Mamoru Shigemitsu to seven years in prison which was the lightest punishment handed down to anyone convicted at the trial. He was paroled in 1950 despite protests from chief prosecutor Joseph B Keenan regarding his conviction for waging an aggressive war.
When did Mamoru Shigemitsu serve as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Japan?
Mamoru Shigemitsu became Deputy Prime Minister of Japan under Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama in 1954 and concurrently served as Foreign Minister from 1954 to 1956. He continued to hold these posts until 1956 when he stepped down following the merger of parties into the Liberal Democratic Party.
How did Mamoru Shigemitsu die and what diplomatic achievements occurred before his death?
Mamoru Shigemitsu died of myocardial infarction at age 69 on January 1957 in his summer home in Yugawara, Kanagawa. Before his death he secured Japan's membership in the United Nations on the 18th of December 1956 and negotiated the Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956.