Matsutarō Shōriki
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Matsutarō Shōriki was a powerful Japanese media mogul and politician often called the “father of Japanese professional baseball” and a key figure in the postwar development of television and nuclear power promotion in Japan.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matsutarō Shōriki canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
baseball executive
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human ⓘ media executive ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
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Japan ⓘ |
| employer |
Nippon Television Network Corporation
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Yomiuri Shimbun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Shōriki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mass media
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nuclear power promotion ⓘ professional baseball ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ |
| givenName | Matsutarō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Matsutarō Shōriki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 正力 松太郎 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlias | father of Japanese professional baseball ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building the Yomiuri Shimbun into a major national newspaper
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founding Japan’s first commercial television network ⓘ organizing early American–Japanese professional baseball tours ⓘ promoting peaceful uses of atomic energy in Japan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of Japanese professional baseball
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development of commercial television in Japan ⓘ promotion of nuclear power in Japan ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball executive
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journalist ⓘ media proprietor ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of State
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chairman of Yomiuri Shimbun ⓘ director of Nippon Television Network Corporation ⓘ head of Japan Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ member of the House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ owner of Yomiuri Giants ⓘ president of Nippon Television Network Corporation ⓘ president of Yomiuri Giants ⓘ president of Yomiuri Shimbun ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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