Makoto Tanabe

Makoto Tanabe (Japanese: 田邊 誠) (February 25, 1922 - July 2, 2015) was the chairman of the former Japan Socialist Party, now known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan. He was elected to the position in 1991.[1] Tanabe was from the right wing of the party and was a reformer.[2] He served in the Japanese House of Representatives 11 times.[3] Tanabe was a supporter of giving Japanese aide to deal with the lack of food in North Korea.[4] He was also supportive of apologizing for Japan's behaviour during World War II and of giving reparations to those in Asian countries.[5] He died in 2015.[3]

References
  1. Gatu, Dagfinn (12 June 2015). The Post-war Roots of Japanese Political Malaise. Routledge. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-317-52648-3.
  2. Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C. (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 479. ISBN 978-1-349-14951-3.
  3. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/07/03/national/politics-diplomacy/ex-socialist-leader-makoto-tanabe-confidant-fallen-ldp-kingpin-kanemaru-dies-93/#.WSDdIRPyto5
  4. http://japaninstitute.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/u5/Re-Imagining_Part_II.pdf
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/09/world/japan-s-socialists-reproach-rulers-for-refusal-to-apologize-for-war.html
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