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Hisatsune Sakomizu (迫水 久常, Sakomizu Hisatsune, 5 August 1902 – 25 July 1977) was a Japanese government official and politician before, during and after World War II. He is well known for serving as the chief secretary to Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki's Cabinet (April–August 1945).
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Hisatsune Sakomizu | |
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| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| In office 18 July 1961 – 18 July 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
| Preceded by | Yoshiteru Kogane |
| Succeeded by | Sakae Teshima |
| Director of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 8 December 1960 – 18 July 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
| Preceded by | Wataro Kanno |
| Succeeded by | Aiichiro Fujiyama |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 7 April 1945 – 17 August 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Kantarō Suzuki |
| Preceded by | Sotaro Ishiwata |
| Succeeded by | Taketora Ogata |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1902 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 25 July 1977 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
He was ordered by Suzuki to investigate and analyze the economic condition of Japan, and to give a written confidential report to Suzuki. Sakomizu found that Japan's resources were rapidly decreasing, and that Japan would be unable to continue fighting the war for more than a few months. Both the air raids and the conquered Japanese territories captured by the United States of America had caused a "great disruption of land and sea communication and essential war production."[1] In addition, coal and oil supplies were found to be in rapid decline, as well as health and support for the war effort.
He served as a government officer of the Ministry of Finance in various governmental workplaces until 1945. After WW2, he became a member of the House of Representatives and then joined Liberal Democratic Party.
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