*anese jurist and politician

Ryōichi Kuroda (黒田了一, Kuroda Ryōichi, 16 March 1911 – 24 July 2003) was a *anese jurist and politician from Suita, Osaka.

Contents

• 1 Early life and academic career
• 2 Political career
• 3 Later life
• 4 References

Early life and academic career

After graduating from Tohoku Imperial University in 1933, Kuroda was sent to Manchukuo to be an instructor at a service academy. He spent five years in a Siberian labor camp before he returned to *an in 1950, and became a professor of law at Osaka City University in 1956.

Political career

Kuroda was elected as governor of Osaka Prefecture in 1971, supported by the *an Socialist Party and the *anese Communist Party. In 1975, he became the first *anese governor who won reelection with backing only from the *anese Communist Party. He unsuccessfully ran for a third term in 1979.

While he was in office, Kuroda took positive antipollution measures and introduced free medical care for the elderly. He rejected a plan to build a missile base in Osaka, for he held a view that the Self-Defense Forces were uncons*utional.

Later life

After he left from politics, Kuroda practiced at the bar. He became a member of *an Lawyers *ociation for Freedom in 1981.

He died of pneumonia at age 92.

References

• "Obituary: Ryoichi Kuroda". The *an Times. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
• 黒田了一氏死去 元大阪府知事. 47 News (in *anese). Press Net *an. Kyodo. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2009.