Minoru Takano | |
|---|---|
| 高野 実 | |
 Takano in 1954 | |
| Secretary-General of the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan | |
| In office 1951–1955 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Akira Iwai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1901 Uchisaiwai district, Kōjimachi ward, Tokyo, Empire of Japan |
| Died | September 13, 1974 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Japan Communist Party |
| Education | Waseda University (expelled) |
Minoru Takano (高野実, Takano Minoru, January 27, 1901 – September 13, 1974) was a Japanese trade union leader. He served as the first secretary-general of the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sōhyō) from 1951 to 1955. A charismatic figure, Takano succeeded in instilling a wide-ranging social activism into Sōhyō's organizational culture.[1]
- ^ Kapur 2018, p. 137.