was a career bureaucrat who primarily worked in Japan's Ministry of Colonial Affairs.
Early life and education Munesue was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, the third son of Kichigoro Saito. He was adopted by Tamotsu Munesue, and would take his surname. In 1917, he passed the Civil Service Examination. The following year, he graduated from Tokyo University's law school.
Career After graduating, he would assume various bureaucratic roles. Ranging from tax collector to customs officer in Kobe, Kitakyushu, and Yokohama. After these roles, he successively became secretary of the second and first and second Regional Production Bureaus. Followed by secretary of the governor-general of Chōsen and chief of security at the governor-general's police bureau. In 1936, Munesue was appointed director-general of Korea's Monopoly Bureau, managing the sale of tobacco, salt, and opium in Japanese Korea. In 1937, he became director-general of the Bureau of Land Development. In 1938, Munesue became director general of the Karafuto Agency, managing Karafuto Prefecture, a role he held until 1940.
From June 3, 1944, to March 14, 1946, he served as the deputy mayor of Kyoto.
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Further reading 鈴木仁「棟居俊一 - 樺太庁長官の文化政策」『北海道の文化』85号、北海道文化財保護協会、2013年。