Masayuki Tani
| Masayuki Tani | |
|---|---|
| 谷正之 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 17 September 1942 – 21 April 1943 |
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| Prime Minister | Hideki Tōjō |
| Preceded by | Shigenori Tōgō |
| Succeeded by | Mamoru Shigemitsu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1889 |
| Died | 16 October 1962 (aged 73) |
Masayuki Tani (谷正之?) (2 September 1889 – 16 October 1962)[1] was a Japanese diplomat and politician who was briefly foreign minister of Japan from September 1942 to 21 April 1943 during World War II.
Career
Tani was a career diplomat before assuming ministerial roles.[2] More specifically, he was Japanese ambassador to France (1918-1923), to the US (1927–1930) and to Manchukuo (1933–1936).[1] In addition, he was chief of Asian Bureau in the ministry of foreign affairs.[3] He also worked as counsellor to the Japanese embassy in Hsinking and as ambassador-at-large in China.[4]
He served as vice minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Mitsumasa Yonai[5] when appointed under then foreign minister Kichisaburō Nomura on 24 September 1939.[6]
Then Tani served as information chief and also, foreign minister in the cabinet of Hideki Tōjō.[7] He was appointed foreign minister on 17 September 1942.[8][9] During his tenure, Japan continued to encourage a separate peace between Germany and the Soviet Union.[8] However, his term lasted short. Since bureaucracts in the ministry of foreign affairs resented Tani,[2] on 21 April 1943, he was replaced by Mamoru Shigemitsu.[10]
After World War II, Tani was detained as a suspect of war crimes until December 1948.[7] However, he was not convicted.[7] Then he served again as Japan's ambassador to the United States from March 1956 to April 1957,[11] becoming the third post-war ambassador of Japan to the US.[7]
Personal life
Tani was married and had three children, a daughter and two sons.[7]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan 1942–1943 |
Succeeded by Mamoru Shigemitsu |
