Head (館長, 2nd)
1938 – 1946
Green & Svinth (p. 577) date his resignation to December 1945.
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Independent sources state it. Green & Svinth end it in 1945, the others in
1946.
“However, in May 1938, Kano died aboard a ship at sea while returning to Japan
from a meeting of the International Olympics Committee, and his nephew, Nango
Jiro (1876–1951), succeeded him as the second head of the Kodokan.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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“Beginning the postwar transition, Nango Jiro resigned from the Kodokan in
December 1945.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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“1946年11月、講道館2代目館長の南郷次郎が病気により辞職すると、第3代館長に就任（1980年まで）。”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). 嘉納履正 - Wikipedia
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“The 2nd Kodokan director Jiro Nango [...] Term as head 1938 to 1946”
— About the Kodokan: History of Kodokan Heads
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