Yoriyasu Arima
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Count Yoriyasu Arima |
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| 有馬 頼寧 | |
Yoriyasu Arima in 1940
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| House of Representatives of Japan | |
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In office 1924–1929 |
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| Japanese House of Peers | |
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In office 1929 – 22 May 1947 |
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| Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 4 June 1937 – January 1939 |
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| Born |
December 17, 1884 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | January 9, 1957 (aged 72) |
| Political party | Rikken Seiyūkai |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Sadako NyoÅ |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Known for | Japan Farmer's Union Tokyo Senators (1936 franchise) Imperial Rule Assistance Association Nakayama Racecourse |
Count Yoriyasu Arima (有馬 頼寧 Arima Yoriyasu?, December 17, 1884 – January 9, 1957) was a Japanese politician before and during World War II. His wife was the daughter of Prince Takeda Tsunehisa.
Arima was born in Tokyo as a son of the former daimyo of Kurume Domain (now part of Fukuoka Prefecture). He studied agricultural science at the Tokyo Imperial University, and later became a professor there.
He read Karl Marx and Max Stirner, and other radical philosophers, and became attracted to the agrarian movement and radical political ideas. Arima founded the Nihon Nomin Kumiai (Japan Farmer's Union) together with Kagawa Toyohiko. He was active in various social programmes, including the establishment and support of , women's education, farmer's rights, and the rights of the burakumin, and was chairman of a cultural association aimed at improving education and cultural awareness in rural areas.
Arima was elected to the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan in 1924 under the Rikken Seiyūkai party. In 1929, after he succeeded his father to the title of hakushaku (count) under the kazoku peerage system, he was nominated to the House of Peers.
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