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Kanji Ida
井田 完二
Born(1897-03-23)March 23, 1897
Died1988(1988-00-00) (aged 90–91)
EducationKyoto Imperial University (LL.B.)
OccupationsBureaucrat, patent attorney
EmployerHome Ministry
Known forHome Ministry official; Acting Mayor of Hiroshima

Kanji Ida (Japanese: 井田 完二, Ida Kanji[1]; 23 March 1897[2] – 1988[3]) was a Japanese Home Ministry bureaucrat. He held the court rank of Junior Sixth Rank[4] and later headed the Ida Patent Office.[1][5] He served as mayor of Hiroshima in 1934-1935.

Early life and education

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Ida was born in Unpama Village, Onyū, Fukui Prefecture (now Obama, Fukui).[4] He was the second son of Kenji Ida.[6][7] His elder brother was Katsuhisa Ida (Kōji Ida), a director of Nihon Kajo Publishing.[8][9]

In 1922 he passed the Higher Civil Service Examination for the administrative service.[6][1][8][9] In 1923 he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Kyoto Imperial University.[6][8][10]

Career

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Ida entered the Home Ministry, serving as a police superintendent in Ishikawa Prefecture and as a local administrative official in Nara Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Ehime Prefecture, and Hiroshima Prefecture.[8] He later served as Director of the Local Bond Division and Director of the Finance Division in the ministry's Local Affairs Bureau, and subsequently as Chief of Police for Miyagi Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture.[8]

From 18 March 1934 to 19 January 1935, Ida served as acting head of the office of the Mayor of Hiroshima.[11]

In 1945 he became a director of the Housing Corporation while concurrently serving as head of its Osaka branch. In 1949 he was appointed Director of Student Affairs at Osaka Prefecture University. After retiring, he opened a patent office in Kyoto.[1]

Personal life

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Ida was a follower of Zen.[1][2] His hobbies included tennis, rowing,[2] and painting.[1][7] He lived in Higashikido-chō, Nara.[1][7]

His first wife, Akiko, was the third daughter of Dai Nippon Brewery auditor Kōtarō Uchida, and they had one son and one daughter.[8][9]

Among his published works are the collections of tanka poetry Rakusho Nikki and Zoku Rakusho Nikki.[12]

Family

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The Ida family residence in Higashikido-chō, Nara, was designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan in 2002.[13]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jinji Kōshinroku, 25th ed., vol. 1 p. I-17 (National Diet Library Digital Collections). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Taishū Jinjiroku, 14th ed., Kinki–Chūgoku–Shikoku–Kyūshū volume p. Yamaguchi-2 (National Diet Library Digital Collections). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. Kanji Ida, National Diet Library Authority Data Search Service.
  4. 1 2 Kanji Ida Digital Archive Fukui. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. Kanji Ida, "The February 26 Incident and Me", pp. 194–210.
  6. 1 2 3 Jinji Kōshinroku, 11th ed., vol. 1 p. I-8 (National Diet Library Digital Collections). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Nihon Shinshiroku, 52nd ed. p. I-87 (National Diet Library Digital Collections). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jinji Kōshinroku, 14th ed., vol. 1 p. I-8 (National Diet Library Digital Collections). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 Jinji Kōshinroku, 13th ed., vol. 1 pp. I-7–8 (National Diet Library Digital Collections). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  10. Kyoto Imperial University Register, 1924–1925 p. 464 (National Diet Library Digital Collections). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. Successive Mayors of Hiroshima Hiroshima City. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  12. Shūji Hagino, Kōryū Jogo, p. 184.
  13. "Registered Tangible Cultural Properties" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. Jinji Kōshinroku, 5th ed. p. U-18 (National Diet Library Digital Collections). Retrieved 10 December 2019.