Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese lawyer and politician (born 1898)

Inejirō Asanuma

Japanese politician (1898–1960)

Inejiro Asanuma was a Japanese politician and leader of the Japan Socialist Party. During World War II, Asanuma was aligned with the Imperial Rule Assistance Association and advocated for war in Asia. Asanuma later became a forceful advocate of socialism in post-war Japan. He…