Kaneyasu Marutani
politician · journalist
- June 25, 1919
- June 3, 2014
- 94 years
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Kaneyasu Marutani, 94, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (1977–1989).
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|Kaneyasu Marutani (丸谷金保, Marutani Kaneyasu; 25 June 1919 – 3 June 2014) was a Japanese journalist and politician from the Social Democratic Party. He served as member of the House of Councillors from 1977 to 1989.
He also served as Mayor of Ikeda, Hokkaido from 1957 to 1976. During his tenure as mayor, he was instrumental in forming a sister city relationship with the City of Penticton in British Columbia Canada. This relationship is still active in 2017 and a delegation from Penticton recently travelled to Ikeda Japan to celebrate the fortieth anniversary.
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