Shigeki Mori

1937

Shigeki Mori (森 茂喜, Mori Shigeki) (27 March 1910 – 19 November 1989) was a Japanese businessman and politician, mayor of Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan,[1] father of a former Japanese prime minister Yoshirō Mori.

During his term, he developed a relationship with the Siberian town of Shelekhov, particularly a bilateral dialogue to improve the gravesites of Soviet soldiers in Japan and Japanese soldiers in Siberia; he was so close to Russia that Japanese authorities monitored him closely as a potential communist sympathizer. He visited Shelekhov more than 15 times during his 35 years in office, and part of his ashes were buried there following his death.[2][3][4]

References

1. "Event Files"^[permanent dead link‍], a President of Russia webpage
2. Reitman, Valerie (28 April 2000). "Personal Element to Japan Premier's Russia Trip". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
3. Ёсиро Мори побывал на могиле отца Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
4. The Monument of Friendship between Russia and Japan Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine