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October 21, 2008

Chuji Araki was born on1920 年 10 月 21 日

Father, Chotaro Araki, and, mother, Kikuno Araki

Chuji attended Osaka National High School1938-1941 年

(currently Osaka University)

During his attendance at Osaka High School, he received a scholarship from the Fukushima Spinning Industry.

Self portrait ~1940-1944 年(as a college student)

Chuji graduated from Tokyo Imperial University as the valedictorian of his class in Mechanical Engineering, which was known as the most difficult area of study.

Nagoya University wanted hired him as a researcher for the Kawasaki Aircraft Mass Production division during the Second World War.

1944年

1944年• Chuji received a grant from the Department

of Education as special research student and was paid 90 yen a month. Equivalent to ~200,000 yen or ~$20,000 to current currencies.

• He donated half of his income to the Tenrikyo Seicho Branch Church every month where his father, Chotaro Araki, was the head minister.

• Since it was a time of war, all metals were confiscated to be used to manufacture into firearms and bullets.

1947年• He applied to become a professor at Tokyo

Imperial University, however, because Japan lost the war, jobs were very limited. Thus, he got a government job at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

• In the same year, he married Mikiko Murakami who was the daughter of Tenrikyo Sento Church and began raising a family

His job at MITI got his first business trip abroad in 1956 to Saigon, Bangkok, Karachi, Singapore, and many other countries.

1957

1956年

Meherabard Airport in Teheran

1958 年

Transferred to Teheran, Iran for 3 years working for JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) 1958

Wife, Mikiko, and Taeko at the Confectionery store in Teheran.

1957 年

Chuji at a Palace gate in Iran.

Chuji studied English at the British Council. Wife, Mikiko, (on the far left) was with the instructors. Naoko & Taeko's English tutor, Mrs. Annabella Hollaway is the second person from the right.

Family & friends gathering at the Araki residence in Iran.

The streets of Iran between 1957 to 1960

Christmas of 1959 in Iran.

Chuji & Mikiko at the Japanese Embassy in Teheran, Iran in 1960.

Prince Akihito & Princess Michiko at the Japanese Embassy in Teheran, Iran (center) in 1960.

Prince Akihito waiving to a crowd with Taeko, third from the right.

Chuji in Japan ~1962

Chuji with daughter, Taeko, in Hakone for vacation in 1963.

Chuji with Taeko and the Minister of Tenrikyo Sento Branch Church.

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