Wataru Asō

Japanese politician (1939-2025)
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Summary

Wataru Asō was born on May 15, 1939[1], in Kitakyūshū-shi[2]. He died on March 15, 2025[3], in Fukuoka[4]. He worked as a politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (576 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[7]
  • Position held: governor of Fukuoka Prefecture[8], commissioner of the Japan Patent Office[9]
  • Educated at: Kyoto University[10]
  • Award received: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Family name: Asō[13]
  • Official website: http://www.aso-wataru.jp/[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[15]
  • Name in native language: 麻生渡[16]
  • Name in kana: あそう わたる[17]
  • Writing language: Japanese[18]
  • P14882: 264[19]

Why It Matters

Wataru Asō is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Wataru Asō born?

Wataru Asō was born in Kitakyūshū-shi[2].

Where did Wataru Asō die?

Wataru Asō passed away in Fukuoka[4].

What did Wataru Asō do for work?

Wataru Asō worked as a politician[5].

Where did Wataru Asō go to school?

Wataru Asō was educated at Kyoto University[10].

What awards did Wataru Asō receive?

Honors received include Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . mainichi.jp. Retrieved . mainichi.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'ja', 'lt', 'su']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Given name: Wataru, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791332109045"
  2. 23d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14882 → 264
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14882: 264, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789767140611"
  3. 21w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Asō
    Sex or gender → male
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    Place of birth → Kitakyūshū-shi
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ko */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31161|batch #31161]]: Wataru Asō"
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