Ryūzō Sejima

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name= Ryūzō Sejima
lived= December 9, 1911 – September 4, 2007
placeofbirth= Toyama Prefecture, Japan
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battles= World War II (Pacific War)
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nihongo|Ryūzō Sejima|瀬島龍三|Ryūzō Sejima|extra= December 9, 1911 – September 4, 2007 was chairman of the board of directors of Asia University. He was a former army officer and business manager. His home city was in the Toyama Prefecture.

Born in Toyama, Japan, he graduated from nihongo|The Army War College|陸軍大学|"Rikugun Daigaku" in 1944. During the Pacific War, he was as a staff officer at the Imperial Headquarters. He instructed the Guadalcanal recovery strategy, New Guinea strategy, and in July 1945 moved out to the Kwantung Army as a staff officer, and negotiated the cease-fire after surrender. He was then detained for 11 years in Siberia.

He served as member of the Ad Hoc Commission on Administrative Reform and assistant to Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.

Milestones

*1958: Joined Itochu Shoji
*1961: appointed Operation Department chief.
*1962: Director operating director-general
*1962: Vice president
*president
*CEO

Final post

*Chairman of the board of directors of Asia University
*Chairman of Foundation Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery Service
*Creditable adviser of Search farm Japan, Inc.

Bibliography

*『幾山河』"Ikusanga" (Sankei Newspapers),
*『大東亜戦争の実相』"real of Greater East Asia War" (PHP)

External links

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2530967.ece Obituary in "The Times", 26 September 2007]
* [http://www.asia-u.ac.jp/english/ Asia University]