Okinori Kaya

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Okinori Kaya

Okinori Kaya (賀屋興宣, Kaya Okinori, January 30, 1889 - May 9, 1977) was the Japanese finance minister between 1941 and 1944. In 1945, he was captured by the Allies, tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Paroled in 1955, he later served as justice minister from 1957 until 1960.

In his obituary, Time magazine quoted Kaya as saying that communism means only a dog's life.^[1]

References

↑ "Obituary". Time. May 9, 1977.

External links

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Name	Kaya, Okinori
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Short description	Japanese politician
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth
Date of death	1977
Place of death

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