Akira Yamagishi ( 山岸 章 , Yamagishi Akira , 18 July 1929 – 10 April 2016) was a Japanese trade union leader who served as the first president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation from 1989 to 1994.
4-1006: Yamagishi (written: 山岸 ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Akira Yamagishi ( 山岸 章 , 1929–2016) , Japanese trade unionist Hidetada Yamagishi ( 山岸 秀匡 , born 1973) , Japanese bodybuilder Hiroki Yamagishi ( 山岸 宏貴 , born 1991) , Japanese long-distance runner Isao Yamagishi ( 山岸 勲 , born 1966) , Japanese diver Jiro Yamagishi ( 山岸 二郎 , 1912–1997) , Japanese tennis player June Yamagishi ( 山岸 潤史 , born 1953) , Japanese guitarist Norihiro Yamagishi ( 山岸 範宏 , born 1978) , Japanese footballer Ryoko Yamagishi ( 山岸 凉子 , born 1947) , Japanese manga artist Satoru Yamagishi ( 山岸 智 , born 1983) , Japanese footballer Shōji Yamagishi ( 山岸 章二 , 1930–1979) , Japanese photo editor and curator Teruaki Yamagishi , Japanese businessman See also [ edit ] Yamagishi movement , an egalitarian community [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
8-540: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Akira Yamagishi Born in Osaka , Yamagishi began working in a telegram office, and joined the Japan Telecommunications Workers' Union . After many years active in the union, in 1982, he was elected as its president. Yamagishi concentrated on making international and national links between unions. He affiliated the union to
12-741: The Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International , and served as president of the International from 1985 to 1990. In 1989, he was a leading figure in bringing together the public- and private-sector unions in Japan, forming the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), and serving as its first president. As the foremost trade union leader in Japan, Yamagishi supported the Japan Socialist Party and
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