Wakasa Tokuji
Wakasa Tokuji ( Japanese 若 狭 得 治 ; born November 19, 1914 in Toyama Prefecture ; † December 27, 2005 ) was a Japanese industrialist .
Wakasa graduated from Tokyo University Law School in 1938 . It was then employed by the Ministry of Telecommunications. At the end of his political career he was Deputy Minister of Transport. In 1969 he became Vice President of the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA), and a year later he was promoted to President. He is considered to be the driving force behind ANA's efforts to grow, which manifested itself in numerous newly acquired aircraft and the expansion of international scheduled services in the 1980s. In July 1976, he was arrested and served a prison term for violating the law in connection with a Lockheed bribery scandal .
In 1991, Wakasa became honorary chairman of ANA and remained an influential member of the board. In 1997 he resigned after disputes with the President of the ANA, Seiji Fukatsu, about the restructuring of the company's top management. The reason for this was a petition from 300 company managers in favor of Fukatsu, who had previously countered the attempt to install Wakasa's son Wakasa Masaharu as president of an ANA subsidiary.
Wakasa died at the age of 91 years at a pneumonia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 若 狭 得 治 氏 死去 全日空 常 勤 顧問 . Kyodo News , December 27, 2005, accessed April 13, 2014 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wakasa, Tokuji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 若 狭 得 治 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toyama prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 2005 |