Kōgorō Uemura

Kōgorō Uemura
Kōgorō Uemura
Born	February 12, 1894
Died	August 1, 1978 (aged 84)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Chief of Nippon Keidanren

Kōgorō Uemura (植村うえむら甲かぶと午うま郎ろう, Uemura Kōgorō, February 12, 1894 – August 1, 1978) was a Japanese businessman from the early Shōwa period (1920s–1970s). The chief of Nippon Keidanren in 1968,^[1] he served as President of the Sapporo Olympic Organizing Committee,^[2] and served as Chairman of the National Board of the Boy Scouts of Japan.^[3]

Background[edit]

Uemura was a graduate of Tokyo's Hibiya High School.

In 1978 he received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.^[3]

References[edit]

^ 東京とうきょう府立ふりつ第だい一いち中学校ちゅうがっこう創立そうりつ五ご十じゅう年ねん史し. 如蘭会かい. 1930. (Alumni 50 Years History)
^ サッポロビール北海道ほっかいどうエリア情報じょうほうサイト/浪漫ろうまん邂逅かいこうサッポロビールを創製そうせいした、男おとこたちの残響ざんきょう^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b 䝪䞊䜲䝇䜹䜴䝖日本にっぽん連盟れんめいきじ章あきら受章じゅしょう者しゃ [Recipient of the Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan] (PDF). Reinanzaka Scout Club (in Japanese). 2014-05-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-11.

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[furitsu-1] 東京とうきょう府立ふりつ第だい一いち中学校ちゅうがっこう創立そうりつ五ご十じゅう年ねん史し. 如蘭会かい. 1930. (Alumni 50 Years History)

[2] サッポロビール北海道ほっかいどうエリア情報じょうほうサイト/浪漫ろうまん邂逅かいこうサッポロビールを創製そうせいした、男おとこたちの残響ざんきょう^{[permanent dead link]}

[reinanzaka-3] 䝪䞊䜲䝇䜹䜴䝖日本にっぽん連盟れんめいきじ章あきら受章じゅしょう者しゃ [Recipient of the Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan] (PDF). Reinanzaka Scout Club (in Japanese). 2014-05-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-11.

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