Ikeda, Hayato, 1899-1965, Japanese political leader, prime minister (1960-64). After serving as an official in the finance ministry (1925-48) he entered politics, gaining election to Japan's house of representatives (1949). During the next decade he held a variety of ministerial posts, including finance minister (1949-52, 1956-57) and international trade and industry minister (1959-60). A moderate, he became prime minister in 1960 when adverse public reaction to the United States-Japan Security Treaty caused Nobusuke Kishi to resign. A member of Japan's dominant Liberal-Democratic party, Ikeda emphasized economic progress during his term in office. He left the prime ministry in late 1964, shortly before he died from cancer.

is a Japanese surname and place name, literally meaning "rice paddy by the pond".

Place names

• the city of Ikeda, Osaka (Japanese: 池田市; Ikeda-shi) in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
• any of the following towns named Ikeda (Japanese: 池田町; ikeda-cho or ikeda-machi) in various prefectures in Japan:
• Ikeda, Fukui
• Ikeda, Gifu
• Ikeda, Hokkaido
• Ikeda, Kagawa
• Ikeda, Nagano
• Ikeda, Tokushima

People

• Hayato Ikeda (池田 勇人; 1899 – 1965), Japanese politician and the 58th, 59th and 60th Prime Minister of Japan
• Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作; 1928 – ), president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI)
• Daisuke Ikeda (池田大輔; 1968 – ), Japanese professional wrestler
• Ikeda Tsuneoki (池田 恒興; 1536 – 1584), daimyo and military commander
• Ikeda Tomomasa (池田 知正; 1544 – 1603), kokujin and military commander
• Ikeda Masatomi (池田 昌富; 1940 – ), Japanese aikido teacher
• Ikeda Motosuke (池田 元助; 1559 – 1584), samurai commander
• Ikeda Nagamasa (池田 長正; 1519 – 1563), kokujin and samurai commander
• Ikeda Katsumasa (池田 勝正; 1539 – 1578), daimyo
• Ryoji Ikeda (1966 - ), Japanese sound artist
• Shigeto Ikeda (1925–2001), Japanese physician, "father" of fiberoptic bronchoscopy
• Shuichi Ikeda (池田 秀一; 1949 – ), seiyuu (voice actor)
• Kikunae Ikeda (池田 菊苗; 1864 – 1936), Tokyo Imperial University professor, discoverer of the umami flavor
• Riyoko Ikeda (池田 理代子; 1947 – ), Japanese mangaka
• Hiroshi Ikeda (1950 – ), Aikido shihan
• Kaname Ikeda, Japanese ambassador and chief of ITER
• Yuriko Ikeda, a spanish teacher at Grapevine High School

Miscellaneous

• Ikeda map, chaotic attractor
• a genus of the Ikedidae family, see *Ikeda Jeans, Jeans label

Fictional characters

• Ikeda (comics), a character in Usagi Yojimbo

See also

• Japanese name