Matsutarō Shōriki
Japanese media proprietor and politician (1885-1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matsutarō Shōriki (正力 松太郎, Shōriki Matsutarō, April 11, 1885 – October 9, 1969) was a Japanese media proprietor and politician. He was the owner of the Yomiuri Shimbun, founder of the Yomiuri Giants and the Nippon Television Network Corporation.
Matsutarō Shōriki | |
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正力 松太郎 | |
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission | |
In office 10 July 1957 – 12 June 1958 | |
Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi |
Preceded by | Tomejirō Okuba [jp] |
Succeeded by | Masashi Aoki [jp] |
Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission | |
In office 1 January 1956 – 23 December 1956 | |
Prime Minister | Ichiro Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Kōichi Uda [jp] |
Personal details | |
Born | (1885-04-11)11 April 1885 Daimon, Toyama, Japan |
Died | 9 October 1969(1969-10-09) (aged 84) Atami, Shizuoka, Japan |
Children | Tōru Shōriki |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Baseball career | |
Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1959 |
After a career as a police officer, Shoriki acquired the bankrupt Yomiuri Shimbun in 1924. Under his management it would become one of the major newspapers in Japan. Shoriki also popularised professional baseball in Japan during this time and founded the Yomiuri Giants. After the war Shoriki was arrested as a war criminal, but the charges were dropped in 1947. He founded Japan's first commercial television station, Nippon Television Network Corporation in 1952.
Shoriki also became a prominent supporter of nuclear power in Japan. In 1955 he was elected to the House of Representatives. Shoriki became the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission under Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission under Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.
For his varied activities he received several appellations, such as the "father of Japanese professional baseball," the "father of Japanese private broadcasting" and the “father of Japanese nuclear power”.