Yoshishige Abe

Yoshishige Abe
安倍 能成
Born(1883-12-23)December 23, 1883
DiedJune 7, 1966(1966-06-07) (aged 82)
Tokyo, Japan
Resting placeTokei-ji, Kamakura, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
Occupation(s)Educator, politician, cabinet minister
AwardsYomiuri Prize (1958)

Yoshishige Abe (安倍 能成, Abe Yoshishige, 23 December 1883 – 7 June 1966) was a philosopher, educator, and statesman in Shōwa period Japan. As Minister of Education in the immediate post-war era, he oversaw major reforms to the Japanese educational system.