Takeru Inukai
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Inukai Takeru in 1932
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| Native name | 犬養 健 |
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28 July 1896 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 28 August 1960 (aged 64) Tokyo, Japan |
| Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo |
| Occupation | writer, politician |
| Language | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Genre | novels, stage plays |
Takeru Inukai (犬養 健 Inukai Takeru?, 28 July 1896 – 28 August 1960) was a Japanese politician and novelist active in Shōwa period Japan. Also known as "Inukai Ken", he was the third son of Prime Minister of Japan, Inukai Tsuyoshi.
Inukai was born in the Ushigome district of Tokyo. Although accepted into the Tokyo Imperial University’s School of Philosophy, he left without graduation. Interested in literature from his student days, he gravitated to the Shirakaba ("White Birch") literary society due to its liberal humanistic outlook. His works were influenced by Mushanokōji Saneatsu and Nagayo Yoshirō, and he became a member of the Japanese chapter of the International PEN.
He ran for a seat from the Tokyo 2nd District in the lower house of the Japanese Diet, under the Rikken Seiyūkai party in the 1930 General Election, and was elected twelve times holding a seat until his death in August 1960. Inukai was a press secretary under the first Konoe Fumimaro administration. He split with the Rikken Seiyūkai in 1939, joining a neutral faction led by Tsuneo Kanemitsu. He was held for questioning by the police in the Sorge Spy Incident.
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