When Mori, who at this time was president of the organization responsible for the upcoming Olympic Games, said that women talk too much in meetings
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Yoshirō Mori
Yoshirō Mori is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2000 to 2001.
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culture · Prime Minister of Japan from 2000 to 2001 · politician · journalist · also Yoshirō Mori, Yoshiro Mori, Mori
Born 14 July 1937 · Q233499
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2017· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers (2017).
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2014· 2 entries
At the age of 76, he was appointed to head the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
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Was appointed to head the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, but resigned ahead of the games' opening following gaffes made at a committee meeting that were perceived as sexist
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2013· 1 entry
Mori met with Putin and Sergey Naryshkin in preparations for a summit between Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe
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2012· 1 entry
To resolve the dispute between the two countries over the Kuril Islands, despite the fact that Noda and Mori were from opposing parties in the Diet
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (2010).
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2007· 1 entry
“In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg”
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2003· 2 entries
Mori received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award
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Received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award
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2000· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2000).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001).
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1999· 1 entry
Mori began to assume control of the Mitsuzuka faction (formerly Abe faction) that had been headed by Hiroshi Mitsuzuka in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
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1997· 1 entry
That Japanese nationals believed to be abducted by North Korea be arranged to be "found" elsewhere in order to ensure a smooth normalization of the relation between North Korea and Japan, which upset the foreign ministry
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1995· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Construction (1995–1996).
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1992· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of International Trade and Industry (1992–1993).
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1983· 3 entries
And 1984, international trade and industry minister in 1992 and 1993, and construction minister in 1995 and 1996, and later became secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
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Career landmark: Minister of Education (1983–1984).
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And 1984, international trade and industry minister in 1992 and 1993, and construction minister in 1995 and 1996
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1980· 1 entry
Was involved in the Recruit scandal about receiving unlisted shares of Recruit (company) before they were publicly traded, and selling them after they were made public for a profit of approximately 1 million dollars
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1977· 5 entries
“Why does everybody not sing a national anthem all together? The player who cannot sing a national anthem is not a Japanese representative.”
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“When I was greeting farmers from my car, they all went into their homes. I felt like I had AIDS.”
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“Ensure Japan's security and defend the kokutai.”
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“Welfare is supposed to take care of and reward those women who have lots of children. It is truly strange to say we have to use tax money to take care of women who don't even give birth once, who grow old living their lives selfishly and singing the praises of freedom.”
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“A nation of deities with the Emperor at its center.”
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1969· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1969–2012).
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Was elected to the House of Representatives for the Ishikawa 2nd district
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1962· 1 entry
Mori left the newspaper and became secretary of a Diet member, and in the 1969 general election, he was elected in the lower house at age 32
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1937· 2 entries
Born 1937-07-14.
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“s cabinet in place. His government further supported the foreign policies of his predecessor. Gaffes The media coverage of Mori”
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