Politician and physician. Originally from Osaka, Azuma later studied in London. After returning to Japan, he specialized in sports physiology and became a professor of medicine at the University of Tokyo. He became president of a number of sports organizations and later became president of Ibaraki University. He served on the 1950 and 1964 Olympic committees, and served as Tokyo's governor from 1959 to 1967.
Politician and physician. Originally from Osaka, Azuma later studied in London. After returning to Japan, he specialized in sports physiology and became a professor of medicine at the University of Tokyo. He became president of a number of sports organizations and later became president of Ibaraki University. He served on the 1950 and 1964 Olympic committees, and served as Tokyo's governor from 1959 to 1967.
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