Politician. As a young student, Nakano excelled in the study of Chinese literature and was a judo enthusiast. He suffered a severe judo injury as became crippled. Later, as a writer with the Asahi Newspaper Company, he wrote a serial article titled "Politicians, both in and out government," which brought him much attention. He subsequently attacked the Katura government for its political maneuvers. Nakano subsequently, at age 30, traveled around Europe and America. After returning to Japan, he resigned from the Asahi Newspaper Company. In the following year, he ran for the House of Representatives, but was defeated by Yasuzemon Matunaga. In 1920, he pursued office again and this time defeated Matunaga. As a member of the House of Representatives (Diet) he earned a reputation for righteousness in the investigation of the embezzlement of war funds, the "Manchurian Incident" of the Tanaka Cabinet. During this time, Nakano underwent a series of personal hardships including the loss his eldest son in Alps, his wife to tuberculosis, and his second son by blood poisoning. In addition, he had his injured leg operated on, but lost it to amputation as an apparent consequence of poor post-operative care. After the "Manchurian Incident" in 1932, Nakano became somewhat right-wing in his beliefs and approved the "Tripartite Pact" with Germany and Italy. Later, Nakano became disillusioned with government bureaucratic processes and was a critic of the Tojo regime. In spite of being considered a traitor by some, he successfully was reelected to the House of Representatives in 1942. After giving an important anti-Tojo speech, Nakano was arrested and jailed on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He was released from jail 5 days later, but was found to have a mortal self-inflicted wound to a wrist artery. As many as 20,000 people attended his funeral, which was organized by his friend Taketora Ogata. The clothes he was wearing at the time of his death and some of his manuscripts are on display at the Genyo Memorial Hall in Maizuru, Fukuoka City.
Politician. As a young student, Nakano excelled in the study of Chinese literature and was a judo enthusiast. He suffered a severe judo injury as became crippled. Later, as a writer with the Asahi Newspaper Company, he wrote a serial article titled "Politicians, both in and out government," which brought him much attention. He subsequently attacked the Katura government for its political maneuvers. Nakano subsequently, at age 30, traveled around Europe and America. After returning to Japan, he resigned from the Asahi Newspaper Company. In the following year, he ran for the House of Representatives, but was defeated by Yasuzemon Matunaga. In 1920, he pursued office again and this time defeated Matunaga. As a member of the House of Representatives (Diet) he earned a reputation for righteousness in the investigation of the embezzlement of war funds, the "Manchurian Incident" of the Tanaka Cabinet. During this time, Nakano underwent a series of personal hardships including the loss his eldest son in Alps, his wife to tuberculosis, and his second son by blood poisoning. In addition, he had his injured leg operated on, but lost it to amputation as an apparent consequence of poor post-operative care. After the "Manchurian Incident" in 1932, Nakano became somewhat right-wing in his beliefs and approved the "Tripartite Pact" with Germany and Italy. Later, Nakano became disillusioned with government bureaucratic processes and was a critic of the Tojo regime. In spite of being considered a traitor by some, he successfully was reelected to the House of Representatives in 1942. After giving an important anti-Tojo speech, Nakano was arrested and jailed on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He was released from jail 5 days later, but was found to have a mortal self-inflicted wound to a wrist artery. As many as 20,000 people attended his funeral, which was organized by his friend Taketora Ogata. The clothes he was wearing at the time of his death and some of his manuscripts are on display at the Genyo Memorial Hall in Maizuru, Fukuoka City.
Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett
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