Suzuki Bunji

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In this Japanese name, the surname is Suzuki.
Suzuki Bunji
鈴木 文治
Suzuki Bunji
Member of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Personal details
Born(1885-09-04)September 4, 1885
Kurihara, Miyagi
DiedMarch 12, 1946(1946-03-12) (aged 60)
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Alma materTokyo Imperial University

Suzuki Bunji (鈴木 文治, September 4, 1885 – March 12, 1946) was a Japanese politician and labor activist. He founded the Yūaikai, an organization for laborers.

Early life and education

Suzuki was born the oldest child of Suzuki Masuji on September 4, 1885 in what is now

Tokyo Imperial University and with his upperclassman Sakuzō Yoshino, he began attending the Hongo Congregational Church ministered by Ebina Danjo.[1] Influenced by the church's democratic atmosphere and sympathizing with Kumazō Kuwata [ja]'s reformist ideas, Suzuki decided to become a social activist.[2]

Career

After graduating from the university in 1909, Suzuki began working at what is now

Asahi Shimbun in 1910. He covered poverty. In 1911 he became the secretary of a Unitarian group that was headed by Abe Isoo. He also worked with a labor group. In 1912 he formed the Yūaikai with 14 other people, so that they could raise the status of laborers. Suzuki served as the chairman.[3] Branches of the organization opened all over Japan, with a total of 51 by the end of 1915.[4]

In 1915 and 1916 Suzuki traveled to the United States to learn about

dock workers in Kobe to go on strike.[5]

In 1926 he helped to form the Social Democratic Party.[6] During the 1928 Japanese general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives representing Osaka's 4th district. He was one of the eight people who were the first to be elected to the Diet without a political party affiliation.[7] After losing his seat in 1930, he was reelected in 1936 as a member of the Shakai Taishūtō.[8]

In 1940, Saitō Takao was expelled from the Diet for making a speech questioning the "Holy War" in China. Suzuki supported him by leaving office along with several other Diet members.[9] On March 12, 1946, Suzuki died in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture.[6]

References

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  5. ^ "MIT Visualizing Cultures". visualizingcultures.mit.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  6. ^ a b "Suzuki Bunji | Japanese politician and social reformer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  7. ^ "衆議院議員総選挙一覧. 第１６回 - 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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  9. ISBN 9780774842655
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