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Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954, serving through most of the country's occupation after World War II. Yoshida played a major role in determining the course of post-war Japan by forging a strong relationship with the United States and pursuing economic recovery.
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politics · Prime Minister of Japan (1946–1947; 1948–1954) · politician · diplomat · also Shigeru Yoshida, Yoshida Shigeru, Yoshida
Born 22 September 1878 · Died 20 October 1967 · Q301804
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Sylvio's the name and I can get you inside LID with no problem, I hold a very high standard and my father is elected to be this town's next mayor.
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“Yuki Judai. Though I indeed last to your cards, my soul itself is another matter. But, in any case. I have been defeated, but my true form is the darkness. I can easily be revived in this world!”
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“Sylvio's the name and I can get you inside LID with no problem, I hold a very high standard and my father is elected to be this town's next mayor.”
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“Time to swing into action! Ok Pendulum, you swung his way now you'll swing-my way! I'll use my Timegazer magician and stargazer magician to set the Pendulum scale! I'm taking control of this Duel starting now ! I can summon monsters all from Level 2 to 7 all at the same time!”
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“When did the circus came to town?(Yuya: It didn't. I'm your opponent.) Don't tell me you're the son of Yusho!? (Yuya:Yep! The one and only. So are you ready to get this show on a road? Or should I say, on a castle?)”
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United World Wrestling: Coles Secures U20 World Gold; Katsume, Yoshida Give Japan Lead
United World Wrestling: Yoshida Wins First-Ever Greco-Roman U20 World Title for Japan
There was a 1952 plot to assassinate Yoshida and replace him with Ichirō Hatoyama as prime minister
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Died 1967-10-20.
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1953–1954).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1952–1953).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1949–1952).
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And negotiated the Treaty of San Francisco, which ended the occupation and saw the restoration of sovereignty to Japan, and a security treaty with the U
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1948–1949).
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1947–1963).
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After Ichirō Hatoyama was purged by authorities on the verge of taking office; Yoshida served as foreign minister in his own first three cabinets
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1946–1947).
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Retired, again, from the diplomatic service
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Was considered for foreign minister in the cabinet of Kōki Hirota, but he was opposed by the Army, who strongly identified him with liberalism and friendship with Great Britain and the United States
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And, after having turned down the ambassadorship to the United States, for which he considered himself unsuitable, held a nebulous role as an ambassador-in-waiting
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Returned to China and served as consul in Tianjin until 1925, then as Consul General in Fengtian until 1928
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Was assigned as first secretary to the Japanese embassy in the United Kingdom
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Was part of the Japanese delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, as secretary to his father-in-law Makino, one of the Japanese plenipotentiaries
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Yoshida turned down an offer to serve as his personal secretary
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Was posted to Andong in Japanese-ruled Korea, where he served concurrently as secretary to the Governor General Masatake Terauchi
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Yoshida married Yukiko Makino, the eldest daughter of Nobuaki Makino
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Yoshida married Makino Yukiko, the eldest daughter of Makino Nobuaki
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And joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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So Yoshida transferred to Tokyo Imperial University and graduated with a law degree in 1906
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Entered the prestigious Peers' School, the headed by Prince Atsumaro Konoe
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Went to Tokyo and spent a year studying at Nihon Gakuen, a school run by the famous educator Jugo Sugiura
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Was enrolled at Koyo Juku, a prestigious rural boarding school
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Born 1878-09-22.
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Time to swing into action! Ok Pendulum, you swung his way now you'll swing-my way! I'll use my Timegazer magician and stargazer magician to set the Pendulum scale! I'm taking control of this Duel starting now ! I can summon monsters all from Level 2 to 7 all at the same time!
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