Satoru Mori

Satoru Mori (June 19, 1907 – February 12, 1982) was a Japanese businessman and politician. He was from Chiba Prefecture. He was the eldest son of the founder of the Mori Conzern, Mori Tadayoshi. His educational background includes Tokyo Metropolitan Fifth Junior High School and Seijo High School, and he graduated from Kyoto Imperial University’s Faculty of Letters in 1934.

In 1934, he began his career as a director of Showa Denko, later serving as its president. Additionally, he served as the chairman of Chiba Institute of Technology. After World War II, he ran as a candidate from the Japan Freedom Party in the 22nd House of Representatives general election in 1946 and was elected. He served as a legislator for two terms. His political affiliations included the Japan Freedom Party and later the Democratic Liberal Party.

In November 1948, he was summoned as a witness before the House of Representatives Special Committee Investigating Unfair Property Transactions concerning issues related to Showa Denko. After retiring from politics, he dedicated himself to the business world, serving as the representative director of various companies. In 1954, he became president of Japan Metallurgy; in 1958, president of Nas Stainless; and in 1961, president of Nihon Seisen.

For his achievements, he was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award in 1965. He died on February 12, 1982, at the age of 74. On the same month, he was posthumously awarded the order of decoration by imperial decree, receiving the Fourth Rank posthumously, Second Class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, and the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers.

Regarding family, his father was Mori Tadayoshi. He had brothers named Kiyoshi Mori and Miho Mori. His sister was Mitsue Mori, who married Masao Anzai. His eldest son was Mori Tokuichi, who served as an executive of Nihon Yakin Kogyo. His daughter Atsuko married Isao Sugiura, the son of Takeo Sugiura. Another daughter, Izumi, was married to Osamu Aoyagi, a producer at TBS, and he was also involved with the TBS Dancing Team as a dancer and actress. His later wife was Sanae Shibata, a former dancer and actress of the Nippon Gekijo Dancing Team. His first wife, Kaneko, was the daughter of Koichiro Murota, the eldest son of Yoshifumi Murota.

His sister Mutsuko Miki was married to Takeo Miki, and another sister, Saeko, was married to Kakumaru Tanaka. Satoru Mori had two sons; his eldest son, Tokuichi Mori, was an executive at Nihon Yakin Kogyo.

In his family connections, there are relationships with the Anzai, Murota, and Sugiura families, among others.

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