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Hayato Ikeda was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964. He is best known for his Income Doubling Plan, which promised to double the size of Japan's economy in 10 years, and for presiding over the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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Born 3 December 1899 · Died 13 August 1965 · Q299142
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WN Hub: VS Studio has bolstered its team with the addition of Kohei Ikeda, a seasoned veteran from the Tekken series, taking on the role of game designer.
AUTOMATON: Former Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda joins Katsuhiro Harada's VS Studio following departure from Bandai Namco Studios
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Published “Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021” in The Lancet — cited 4,173 times.
Published “Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet — cited 8,094 times.
Published “Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma” in New England Journal of Medicine — cited 6,732 times.
Published “Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” in The Lancet — cited 4,651 times.
Published “Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” in The Lancet — cited 11,032 times.
Published “Lenvatinib versus sorafenib in first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial” in The Lancet — cited 4,779 times.
Published “Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults” in The Lancet — cited 5,602 times.
Published “Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016” in The Lancet — cited 6,195 times.
Published “Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013” in The Lancet — cited 9,253 times.
Published “Cancer immunoediting: from immunosurveillance to tumor escape” in Nature Immunology — cited 4,250 times.
Died 1965-08-13.
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Won: Malaya (1964).
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But he was assassinated before he could visit, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk went in his stead
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1963–1964).
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Ikeda remained extremely popular and was able to win a second term as prime minister
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French president Charles De Gaulle famously referred to Ikeda as "that transistor salesman," signalling that Japan was becoming more known for exporting electronics than for the cheap toys, bicycles, and textiles it had
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Won: Peru (1961).
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Together with a system of universal health insurance
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1960–1960).
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To promote the employment of people with physical disabilities through the creation of an employment quota system in Japan, an on-the-job adjustment scheme, and a financial assistance system in addition to offering vocat
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1960–1963).
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Following Kishi's resignation amid the massive Anpo protests against the US-Japan Security Treaty
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But was forced to resign less than one month later after he was reported to have said in the Diet, in reference to efforts to curb rampant inflation, "even if five or ten small businessmen commit suicide, it can't be hel
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But resigned after a no-confidence motion
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Oversaw the formation of the Development Bank of Japan and Japan Bank for International Cooperation
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1949–1965).
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And won a seat in the House of Representatives, representing a portion of Hiroshima Prefecture, in the general election of 23 January 1949
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And served as finance minister from 1949 to 1952 under Shigeru Yoshida, being responsible implementing an economic stabilization program
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Contracted pemphigus foliaceus and went on sick leave for two years, formally resigning in 1931 once his sick leave had run out
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Born 1899-12-03.
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