Jōkō Obama (小浜浄鉱, Obama Jōkō[n 1], July 1886 – September 24, 1948) was a Japanese government bureaucrat. He was appointed governor of Fukui Prefecture and was the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan.
Biography
Obama was born in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan in July 1886 as the fourth son of Sanjirō Obama (小濱三次郎, Obama Sanjirō).[1] He graduated from High School No. 2 in Sendai-ku (now part of Sendai) in Miyagi Prefecture.[1]
He graduated in 1912 from Tokyo Imperial University with degrees in law and economics[1] and was appointed to the Home Ministry office in Toyama Prefecture.[1] In November 1913, he passed with high marks the civil official exam for department administration.[1][2] He was appointed the county administrator for Himi-gun in Toyama Prefecture in 1914.[1] Several additional appoints followed: Prefectural Director for Hiroshima Prefecture, Prefectural Director for Hyougo Prefecture, Section Chief of the Health and Insurance Board in the Home Ministry, city welfare bureau chief, and other similar positions.[1]
Obama was appointed Governor of Fukui Prefecture, serving from May 25, 1928, until August 26, 1930.[1][3] He was preceded as Governor by Keizō Ichimura and was succeeded by Naokitsu Tachibana.[1][3] He did not hold any public office between August 1930 and March 1932.[1] He became the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan in March 1932, and held that office until October 1936.[2] He retired from public office that same year.[2]
^Some sources have his surname written as 小濱, and some have it pronounced Kohama. Official records use 小浜 and Obama.
References
^ abcdefghijkShinpen Nihon no Rekidai Chiji 新編日本の歴代知事 [Historical Prefectural Governors of Japan (New Edition)] (in Japanese) (New ed.). 歴代知事編纂会. November 1991. pp. 477–478. OCLC1020996406.
