Katayama

Katayama, Tetsu, 1887-1978, Japanese statesman. He was a founder (1926) of the Social Democratic party. When the party was suppressed by the police, Katayama helped organize (1931) its successor, the Social Mass party. He was forced to retire from prewar politics because of his opposition to the Manchurian Incident. After World War II he reentered politics as president of the Socialist party and was prime minister (1947-48) of a coalition cabinet.

Katayama is a Japanese surname.

People with the name include:

• Sen Katayama (1859 - 1933), Communist activist
• Tetsu Katayama (1887 - 1978), 46th Prime Minister of Japan
• Kyoichi Katayama, (born 1959), author
• Ukyo Katayama, (born 1963), F1 driver
• Shingo Katayama (born 1973), Japanese golfer
• Yutaka Katayama, former president of Nissan's American operations
• Sayuri Katayama, Japanese actress
• Katayama Shinji, Japanese sumo wrestler

Others:

• Takayama, a city in the Gifu Prefecture in central Japan
• Katayama fever, see Schistosomiasis and Schistosoma mansoni