Shin Kanemaru | |
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金丸 信 | |
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| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 28 November 1977 – 7 December 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Takeo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Asao Mihara |
| Succeeded by | Ganri Yamashita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1914 Suwa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 28 March 1996 (aged 81) Yamanashi, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Japan |
| Branch/service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1938 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 2nd Company, Telegraph Triple Corps, Kwantung Army |
Shin Kanemaru (金丸 信 Kanemaru Shin, 17 September 1914 – 28 March 1996) was a Japanese politician who was a significant figure in the political arena of Japan from the 1970s to the early 1990s.[1] He was also Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1977 to 1978.
- ^ Uldis Kruze (January 2015). Shin Kanemaru and the Tragedy of Japan's Political System. Palgrave Pivot. ISBN 9781137457363. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.