Yano Kenzo | |
|---|---|
矢野兼三 | |
.jpg) Yano Kenzo in 1938 | |
| Governor of West Coast Sumatra | |
| In office 9 August 1942 – 31 March 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hattori Naoaki |
| Governor of Toyama Prefecture | |
| In office 18 April 1938 – 7 January 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Toki Ginjiro |
| Succeeded by | Machimura Kingo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1896 Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Alma mater | Kansai University (LL.B.) |
Yano Kenzo (矢野兼三, Kenzo Yano, 13 September 1896 ‒ 19 February 1981) was a Japanese bureaucrat who served for the police force and the Imperial Japanese Army. He served as Governor of Toyama Prefecture from 1938 to 1941. Prior to that, he held positions in Kyoto, Chiba, Aomori, and Okayama Prefectures.
As a bureaucrat, Yano's career spanned from 1921. On 1 August 1942, he was assigned as Governor of West Sumatra, Indonesia which was then occupied by the Japanese. However, due to his opposition to Japanese policies in the occupied territories, he resigned and ended his career as a bureaucrat at the end of March 1944. His pen name was Yomoya.