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Tomiichi Murayama (村山 富市, Murayama Tomiichi, born 3 March 1924) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1994 to 1996. He led the Japan Socialist Party, and was responsible for changing its name to the Social Democratic Party of Japan in 1996.
Murayama Tomiichi was a politician who in 1994–96 was the first Socialist prime minister of Japan since 1948. One of 11 children born to a fisherman, Murayama graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo in 1946 and then returned to Ōita, where he became an activist in the local fishermen’s union.
The Murayama Statement (村山談話, Murayama Danwa) was a political statement released by former Prime Minister of Japan Tomiichi Murayama on August 15, 1995, officially titled "On the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the War's End" (戦後50周年の終戦記念日にあたっての村山内閣総理大臣談話, Sengo 50 Shūnen no Shūsen Kinenbi Niatatte no Murayama Naikaku-sōri-daijin Danwa ).
Mar 3, 2024 · Tomiichi Murayama, who as prime minister issued a landmark statement of “remorse” for Japan’s actions in World War II, marked his 100th birthday on March 2, expressing his hope that the country...
Feb 7, 2022 · Tomiichi Murayama was born in Oita City of Oita Prefecture as a son of fisherman on 3 March 1924. Murayama entered Meiji University in 1943, and was mobilized and drafted into the infantry of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Asia Pacific War, during which he served as a sergeant.
Prime Minister of Japan 1994–6 Japan's first Socialist Prime Minister for forty-seven years, he was plucked from relative obscurity in late 1993 to lead the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) after its crushing defeat in the July 1993 House of Representatives poll.
Aug 15, 1995 · Building from our deep remorse on this occasion of the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, Japan must eliminate self-righteous nationalism, promote international coordination as a responsible member of the international community and, thereby, advance the principles of peace and democracy.
Murayama Tomiichi. Murayama Tomiichi began his career in politics as an activist in his local fisherman’s union in Ōita in the 1940s; in 1994, after decades spent in Japan’s floundering socialist party, he was elected to prime minister.
Tomiichi Murayama The 81st Prime Minister. Born : March 3, 1924, Oita Prefecture: Tenure of office as Prime Minister: June 30, 1994 - January 11, 1996:
Tomiichi Murayama (村山 富市, Murayama Tomiichi, born 3 March 1924) is a retired Japanese politician. He served as the 81st Prime Minister of Japan from 30 June 1994 to 11 January 1996.
