Ken Harada (politician)
Ken Harada | |
|---|---|
原田憲 | |
| Head of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 1988–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Eiichi Nakao |
| Succeeded by | Kōichirō Aino |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Ken Harada error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) (February 12, 1919 – January 29, 1997) was a member of the Diet of Japan from the Liberal Democratic Party[1] until resigning his office on January 24, 1989[2] following alleged involvement in the Recruit scandal, where Harada admitted Recruit had given him donations, in the form of seasonal summer gifts,[3] for ten years.[4] While the donations were not illegal, they raised questions of political ethics which eventually led Harada to resign.[3] As a member of the Diet, Harada served as Minister of Economic Planning, and earned the close trust of Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.[5] He was the third minister to resign over the scandal.[2] Harada had been appointed to direct the Ministry of Economic Planning only one month before his resignation.[6][7] After party officials had already placed him as the chair of a committee in charge of investigating the Recruit stock scandal,[8] where he had concluded that nothing illegal had taken place.[9] In 1992, Harada backed Keizō Obuchi as new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.[10] Kōichirō Aino replaced Harada as Minister of Economic Planning.[3]
Scouting
Harada served as a member of the National Board of Governors of the Boy Scouts of Nippon and President of the Scout Parliamentary Caucus. In 1989, Harada was awarded the 200th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[11][12] In 1985 he also received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[13]
Notes
- ^ Vilaró (1989), 1.
- ^ a b Associated Press (Jan. 24, 1989), 5.
- ^ a b c Chira (1989).
- ^ Schoenberger (1989), 8.
- ^ United Press International (1989), 3.
- ^ Associated Press (Jan. 26, 1989), 5,
- ^ Hoshii (1993), 178.
- ^ Japan stock scandal (1989), 5.
- ^ Hartcher (1989), 9.
- ^ Hayes (2004), 110.
- ^ https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/list complete list
- ^ http://bsy87arc2.tobys.biz/Y87/08_BRZ/2008_03%20Scouting%202.pdf
- ^ reinanzaka-sc.o.oo7.jp/kiroku/documents/20140523-3-kiji-list.pdf
References
- Associated Press (26 January 1989). "Takeshita: He'll stay, seek trust". The Register-Guard. Guard. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Associated Press (24 January 1989). "3rd Japan official resigns in stock scandal". Deseret News. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Chira, Susan (25 January 1989). "Scandal Fells Another Japanese Official". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Hartcher, Peter (25 January 1989). "Recruit scandal claims senior Cabinet Minister". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Hayes, Louis (2004). Introduction to Japanese Politics (illustrated ed.). M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 0-7656-1338-7. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Hoshii, Iwao (1993). Japan's Pseudo-Democracy. Routledge. ISBN 1-873410-07-7. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- "Japan stock scandal: Third cabinet minister resigns". The Gainesville Sun. The New York Times Company. 25 January 1989. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Schoenberger, Karl (1 January 1989). "Fund-raising ethics". Manila Standard. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- United Press International (13 February 1989). "More arrests made in stock scandal". Ellensburg Daily Record. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Vilaró, Ramón (25 January 1989). "El escándalo de Recruit se cobra otro ministro japonés: Dimite el titular de Planificación Económica". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Dr. László Nagy, 250 Million Scouts, The World Scout Foundation and Dartnell Publishers, 1985, complete list through 1981
