Akira Watanabe (Scouting)
Akira Watanabe | |
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渡辺昭 | |
Watanabe in 1943 | |
| Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan | |
| In office 1974–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Saburō Matsukata |
| Succeeded by | Shōichi Saba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1901 Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | July 23, 2005 (aged 103) Tokyo, Japan |
Akira Watanabe (渡辺昭) (December 25, 1901 – July 23, 2005) was the seventh National President of the Boy Scouts of Japan from 1974 to 2003, and served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.