Motojirō Ozaki Explained

Motojirō Ozaki
Birth Date:5 October 1870
Nationality:Japanese
Occupation:Politician and businessman
Known For:Member of the House of Representatives and of the House of Peers

was a Japanese politician and businessman, member of the House of Representatives and of the House of Peers.

Background

Ozaki served as Shizuoka City Education Chairman,, Shizuoka Blind Dormitory School President, high level positions in several banks, Shizuoka Veteran Association president and others. In addition, he created (静岡少年軍団), a predecessor of Shizuoka Scout Council Boy Scouts, and also worked on social education for young people.

Yoshinori Futara, the head of school affairs for Shizuoka Prefecture, introduced Shō Fukao to Ozaki. The Shizuoka Shōnen Gundan ("Shizuoka Boys' Army Corps") was formed in June 1913 with Ozaki as leader and Fukao and Keijirō Takasugi as directors. 111 members took part in the enrollment ceremony at Sengen Shrine.[1] Takasugi wanted Fukao removed for his previous activity as a socialist, but Ozaki supported Fukao.[2]

In 1955 he posthumously received the highest distinction of the Boy Scouts of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[3] His second son Tadatsugu Ozaki, a Boy Scouts of Japan pioneer and later Shizuoka Scout Council President, received the distinction in 1979. His third son Shinpei Iwanami, a President of TEPCO and Boy Scouts of Nippon director, received the distinction in 1994.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sukauto Undōshi Hensan Tokubetsu Iinkai. ja:日本ボーイスカウト運動史. Nihon bōi sukauto undōshi. ja. Bōi Sukauto Nihon Renmei. 1973. 22817046.
  2. Ichihara . Masae. ja:もうひとりの明治社会主義者——深尾韶の生涯. Mō hitotsu no Meiji shakai-shugisha——Fukao Shō no shōgai. ja. 思想の科学. 75. 思想の科学社. 1977. 83–97.
  3. Web site: 2014-05-23. ja:䝪䞊䜲䝇䜹䜴䝖日本連盟 きじ章受章者 . Recipient of the Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan . http://reinanzaka-sc.o.oo7.jp/kiroku/documents/20140523-3-kiji-list.pdf . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811030258/http://reinanzaka-sc.o.oo7.jp/kiroku/documents/20140523-3-kiji-list.pdf . 2020-08-11 . Reinanzaka Scout Club. ja.