But then prime minister
Shigeru Yoshida opposed the emperor's plan to publicly express regret and remorse, telling Tajima: "There is a danger that people will say he was responsible for starting the war."
Following the LDP's landslide victory in the 2012 general election, he became the first former prime minister to return to the office since
Shigeru Yoshida in 1948.
The possibility of communist insurrection and Soviet invasion led Prime Minister
Shigeru Yoshida to declare the situation a gift by the "Grace of Heaven" (p.
chosen by Prime Minister
Shigeru Yoshida gave rise to resentment of Japan's subservience to the U.S.
"It is important that you can spend the final days of your life peacefully."Aso was born into a blue-blooded industrialist family but his often crude verbal slip-ups stand in marked contrast to his heritage.He is the grandson of
Shigeru Yoshida, one of Japan's most influential prime ministers who helped rebuild the country from the ashes of World War II, and he is married to the daughter of another former premier.
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Shigeru Yoshida, Taketora Ogata
Abe, who will be the second man to serve twice as premier in post-World War II Japan after
Shigeru Yoshida in the 1940s and 1950s, is hoping to forge a strong footing for his government to pursue many other major policies pledged during the campaigning for the Dec.
Abe will be the second man to serve twice as premier in post-World War II Japan, after Aso's grandfather
Shigeru Yoshida in the 1940s and 1950s.
Among those Packard most admired are
Shigeru Yoshida for his ''farsighted vision of what Japan needed in 1945,'' his personal friend, Yasuhiro Nakasone, who cultivated a solid relationship with former President Ronald Regan, and Junichiro Koizumi, who courageously became an ''agent of change.''
"Prime Minister
Shigeru Yoshida's Speech at the San Francisco Peace Conference." San Francisco, September 7.
Approximately 90 Japanese and imported cars owned by general participants will be on display, including former Japanese Prime Minister
Shigeru Yoshida's Rolls Royce.