The Asahi Shimbun: Former Prime Minister Kaifu, champion of reform, dies at 91
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Toshiki Kaifu
Toshiki Kaifu was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991.
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politics · Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991 · politician · also Toshiki Kaifu, Kaifu Toshiki, Kaifu
Born 2 January 1931 · Died 9 January 2022 · Q315579
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2022· 3 entries
Nikkei Asia: Japan former Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu dies at 91
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Died 2022-01-09.
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1994· 1 entry
Left the LDP to become head of the newly-founded New Frontier Party
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1991· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1991–1991).
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Sent the Maritime Self-Defense Force to the Persian Gulf in the wake of the Gulf War
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1990· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1990–1991).
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1989· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1989–1990).
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Kaifu became prime minister after the resignations of the last two premiers, Noboru Takeshita and Sosuke Uno, amid various scandals; he was chosen in part because of his clean image
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1985· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (1985–1986).
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1976· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (1976–1977).
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1960· 2 entries
As a member of the Liberal Democratic Party
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1960–2009).
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1945· 1 entry
Was accepted in the Youth Airman Academy of the Imperial Japanese Army, but the war ended before his planned enrollment in October
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1931· 1 entry
Born 1931-01-02.
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