Ryotaro Azuma

[1] In 1950, Azuma became a member of the international Olympic Committee (IOC).[4][5][6] In 1959, he was nominated as the Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial election.He defeated Socialist candidate Hachirō Arita and took office on April 27.Much of his legacy as governor surrounds the improvements to Tokyo before and during the 1964 Olympics, and accompanying pollution and administrative issues.He is interred in the Tama Reien Cemetery in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan.
Governor of TokyoSeiichirō YasuiRyokichi MinobeIbaraki UniversityAlma materTokyo Imperial UniversityUniversity of Londonphysical chemistryphysiologyImperial Japanese NavyWorld War II1964 Summer OlympicsLiberal Democratic PartyHachirō AritaYamakawa KenjirōTama Reien CemeteryFuchū, TokyoRyōzō HiranumaJuichi TsushimaJapanese Olympic CommitteeHitoshi KiharaKeizō HayashiJapanese Red Cross SocietyTokyo PrefectureŌki TakatōYuri KimimasaKusumoto MasatakaMatsuda MichiyukiYoshikawa AkimasaTomita TetsunosukeMiura YasushiSenge TakatomiShigeo ŌdachiToshizō NishioTokyo MetropolisShunichi SuzukiYukio AoshimaShintaro IshiharaNaoki InoseYōichi MasuzoeYuriko Koike