Famous People with Name Suzuki

Suzuki Mosaburô            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Suzuki Mosaburô: was a Japanese journalist, essayist, and socialist leader.He was born in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, to a family descended from medieval hatamoto; however, his father had lost the family's fortune, and as a result Suzuki was forced to work his way through school. He attended Waseda University and graduated with a degree in politics and economics in 1915. After graduation, he wrote for several newspapers, including the Hochi Shimbun, Taisho Nichi Nichi Shimbun, and Mainichi Shimbun, becoming well-known as a business writer.

Kan Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kan Suzuki: a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Akashi, Hyogo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1986. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.

Kantaro Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kantaro Suzuki: was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and 42nd Prime Minister of Japan from 7 April 1945 to 17 August 1945.Suzuki was a key voice in favor of Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and full surrender to the Allied Powers, thus ending World War II.Suzuki entered the 14th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1884, graduating 13th of 45 cadets in 1888. Suzuki served on the corvette Tsukuba, corvette Tenryu and cruiser Takachiho as a midshipman. On being commissioned as ensign, he served on the gunboat Amagi, corvette Takao, corvette Jingei, ironclad warship Kongo , and gunboat Maya. After his promotion to lieutenant in 1892, he served as chief navigator on the corvette Kaimon, Hiei, and Kongo.

Katsumasa Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Katsumasa Suzuki: a Japanese politician who is a member of House of Representatives and Democratic Party of Japan.He was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000

Shunichi Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shunichi Suzuki: a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Iwate Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 1990.Suzuki served as Minister of the Environment from 2002 to 2003 under Junichiro Koizumi. He is the son of former Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki, and brother-in-law to current PM Taro Aso.

Takashi Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takashi Suzuki: was a Japanese speculator-turned politician.Suzuki became an elementary school teacher after graduating from a normal school. His uncle's success in the booming stock market during the Russo-Japanese War interested him in equity investment. He left teaching to become a market speculator at age 28. In the market crash of 1920, he earned approximately three million yen by short-selling of stocks, when the average monthly salary for college graduates was no more than forty yen.[1]