Tarō Kanamori

Taro Kanamori (June 16, 1888 – June 12, 1958) was a Japanese government official who served in the administrative sectors of Agriculture and Commerce, as well as Internal Affairs. He was born in Tokyo Prefecture (modern-day Shibuya Ward, Tokyo), and was a native of Sendagaya Town, Toyotama District, Tokyo Prefecture. He was of the Christian faith.

He graduated from Second High School in 1909, and subsequently from the Law Faculty of Tokyo Imperial University (now the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo) in 1913. That same year, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (the predecessor of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), beginning his career as a bureaucrat.

His career included positions such as governor of Asago District and Akashi District in Hyogo Prefecture, head of the Industry Division at the governor's office in Shimane Prefecture, police chief of Ibaraki and Shizuoka Prefectures, and director of internal affairs in Fukushima and Nagano Prefectures. In 1931, he was appointed head of the Osaka Prefectural Police, followed by his appointment as head of the Tokyo Prefecture Internal Affairs Department in 1932.

In 1933, he was appointed Governor of Tokushima Prefecture, and subsequently served as Governor of Yamagata Prefecture in 1934. From 1936, he was active as Vice President of Tohoku Industries until 1940. After World War II, in 1942, he was appointed Vice President for the development of Sakhalin in efforts to promote economic development in the Sakhalin region.

In his personal life, he married Hana (the eldest daughter of Jiro Harada) and had several children. His eldest daughter married Jirō Ishiba of Tottori Prefecture. He also had a daughter named Kazuko and a second daughter named Sachiko, as well as a brother Jiro (a businessman) and other sisters. Some family members resided in Kanagawa and Tottori Prefectures.

He died in 1960, and on the day of his death, he was posthumously awarded the Third Class Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers. His grave is located at Tamazuka Reien Cemetery.

His hobbies included reading and traveling. His residence was in Yoyogi Ooyama-cho, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

References include Saburo Ino’s supervised "11th Edition of the Popular Personnel Directory," "The Business World People’s Collection," and various personnel records. Details about his family lineage, career, and official positions are documented across multiple sources.