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was an ''issei'' socialist, printer, and newspaper publisher.〔Before Internment: Essays in Prewar Japanese American History By Yuji Ichioka Page 300〕 Oka was born in Kōchi Prefecture, the former feudal domain of Tosa. He was employed at the Yorozu choho (Complete Morning Report), where he became friends with anarchist Kotoku Shusui, Sakai Toshihiko, and Kinoshita Naoe. In 1902, Oka Shigeki immigrated to America,〔Japan and the High Treason Incident edited by Masako Gavin, Ben Middleton Page 20-21〕 where he became head of the San Francisco branch of the Heimin-sha (Society of Commoners). He helped Kotoku Shusui make contact with American socialists, and anarchists during his stay in America.〔The Japanese Conspiracy: The Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920 Page 23〕 Before Kotoku returned to Japan, Oka gave advice to Kotoku on how to start a revolution in Japan.〔Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912 By Donald Keene Page 689〕 During World War II, Oka was interned at Heart Mountain Internment Camp.〔 In 1943, he was recruited by the British Armed Forces to print propaganda materials, such as the Gunjin Shimbun (News ), in Kolkata, India.〔Nisei linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II By James C. McNaughton page 289〕 Naoki Oka is Shigeki Oka's brother. == See also == *Japanese dissidence during the Shōwa period 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shigeki Oka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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