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Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974. Known for his background in construction and earthy and tenacious political style, Tanaka is the only modern Japanese prime minister who did not finish high school or graduate from a university.
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politics · Prime Minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974 · politician · head of government · also Kakuei Tanaka, Tanaka Kakuei, Tanaka
Born 4 May 1918 · Died 16 December 1993 · Q297644
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2026· 4 entries
FIBA: Yamamoto and Tanaka to lead Japan in Berlin
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PhilBoxing.com: REYMOND "ROBOCOP" YANONG, SORA TANAKA TIMBANG NA! TOKYO WARRIORS READY FOR AUG. 19 CLASH
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The Australian: Japanese trio Moriya, Miura, and Tanaka score in Utah win
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2002· 1 entry
And subsequently became a minister in the last days of Democratic Party of Japan government in 2012
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1994· 1 entry
Coupled with new campaign finance regulations and the ongoing economic slump that followed the Japanese asset price bubble, weakened the power of factions in Japanese politics
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1993· 2 entries
Died 1993-12-16.
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A number of members of his faction broke away from the LDP to form part of an Eight-party Alliance government under Morihiro Hosokawa
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1992· 1 entry
After Noboru Takeshita was sidelined by the Recruit scandal, with Tsutomu Hata and Ichiro Ozawa leaving the LDP and forming the Japan Renewal Party
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1985· 1 entry
Led to the collapse of his political faction, with most members regrouping under the leadership of Noboru Takeshita in 1987
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1982· 1 entry
Yasuhiro Nakasone was elected president of the LDP (and therefore as prime minister) amid allegations from opponents that he would be under Tanaka's control
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1980· 1 entry
The Tanaka faction elected Zenkō Suzuki
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1978· 1 entry
Tanaka threw his faction behind Ohira's
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1976· 2 entries
Tanaka was arrested and charged with taking ¥500 million in bribes in the Lockheed scandal, and in 1983 was sentenced to four years in prison
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But grew to over 150 members by 1981, more than one-third of the total LDP representation in the Diet
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1973· 1 entry
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1972· 7 entries
Campaign: 1972 LDP presidential election.
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1972–1972).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1972–1974).
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Tanaka established relations with the People's Republic of China
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Tanaka met with Chinese premier Zhou Enlai to discuss the normalization of relations between the two countries
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Tanaka published an ambitious infrastructure plan for Japan which called for a new network of expressways and high-speed rail lines throughout the country
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And the indexation of pensions to the rate of inflation in 1973
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1971· 1 entry
Satō gave Tanaka another important stepping stone to taking over the government: minister of international trade and industry
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1955· 1 entry
And held a series of cabinet positions, including posts as telecommunications minister from 1957 to 1958, finance minister from 1962 to 1965, and international trade and industry minister from 1971 to 1972
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1950· 1 entry
And Tanaka responded by filing an appeal
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1948· 1 entry
The Doshi Club defected to the new Democratic Liberal Party, and Tanaka instantly won favor with the DLP's leader, Shigeru Yoshida
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1947· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1947–1990).
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1942· 1 entry
Who died young in 1947, and a daughter named Makiko in 1944
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1940· 1 entry
Was drafted into the army and served in Manchuria until 1941; during the Pacific War, he made a fortune from government contracts
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1937· 1 entry
While running errands for the firm, Tanaka had a chance meeting with the Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi in an elevator
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1936· 1 entry
Found employment as an engineer at an architectural firm
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1935· 1 entry
The fortunes of Tanaka's father turned, so Tanaka was able to spend more time on his education
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1934· 1 entry
Hoping to work under the Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi, head of the Riken Concern, who had championed the development of rural prefectures like Niigata
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1918· 1 entry
Born 1918-05-04.
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