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Japan was irked by Prince Philip's intervention on runway plan, archives show

National / History Mar 22, 2022

Japan was irked by Prince Philip's intervention on runway plan, archives show

by Will Hollingworth

The prince asked former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone to rethink a new airstrip on Miyake Island, south of Tokyo.

Memorial service for former PM Nakasone held in Gunma hometown

National Nov 12, 2020

Memorial service for former PM Nakasone held in Gunma hometown

Around 2,400 invited guests including parliamentarians and local municipality heads honored Nakasone, who led Japan from 1982 to 1987, in the memorial service.

Could reform mission put Taro Kono on path to succeed Suga?

National / Politics | FOCUS Oct 19, 2020

Could reform mission put Taro Kono on path to succeed Suga?

by Eric Johnston

Driving reforms is giving the media- and social media-savvy 57-year-old the opportunity to raise his political profile by playing to his strengths. Will it be enough?

Government asks universities to join in mourning for Nakasone

National Oct 15, 2020

Government asks universities to join in mourning for Nakasone

The request, made by education minister Koichi Hagiuda in a letter dated Tuesday, has left some academics questioning its appropriateness.

Japan PM Takeshita heeded warning to avoid Yasukuni before 1988 China trip

National / Politics Dec 26, 2019

Japan PM Takeshita heeded warning to avoid Yasukuni before 1988 China trip

In August 1988, the Japanese ambassador to China urged Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, months before his trip to the country, declassified diplomatic records showed Wednesday. On March 1, 1988, Ambassador Toshijiro Nakajima briefed Takeshita for some 20 minutes ...

Gorbachev agreed to address islands dispute in 1988 with Nakasone: declassified records

National / Politics Dec 25, 2019

Gorbachev agreed to address islands dispute in 1988 with Nakasone: declassified records

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev acknowledged the need to resolve the dispute with Japan over the sovereignty of a group of islands off Hokkaido in a 1988 meeting, diplomatic records declassified Wednesday show. Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone elicited the response from Gorbachev when he ...

LDP statesman Yasuhiro Nakasone helped shape postwar Japan from the top down

National / Politics | Commentary Dec 5, 2019

LDP statesman Yasuhiro Nakasone helped shape postwar Japan from the top down

by Ryuji Hattori

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, who died at 101 on Nov. 29, will undoubtedly be remembered as a giant in Japan's political history. But before he became a political titan and Japan's fifth-longest-serving postwar prime minister, Nakasone was on the fringes of the nation's conservative ...

Commentary / Japan Dec 2, 2019

Should Tokyo cancel Xi's visit due to Hong Kong?

by Kuni Miyake

A patriotic but pragmatic prime minister like Yasuhiro Nakasone would never try to show Japan's displeasure by canceling Xi's upcoming state visit.

Trump sends condolences over death of ex-Japanese leader Yasuhiro Nakasone

National / Politics Dec 1, 2019

Trump sends condolences over death of ex-Japanese leader Yasuhiro Nakasone

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday offered "deepest condolences" over the death earlier in the week of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, saying he had laid the foundation for the U.S.-Japan partnership. "On behalf of the American people, Melania and I offer our deepest condolences ...

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sends condolences over death of Yasuhiro Nakasone

National / Politics Nov 30, 2019

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sends condolences over death of Yasuhiro Nakasone

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev offered his condolences Friday on the death of Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, saying the latter had been determined to improve Japan-Soviet relations. Gorbachev, 88, said he became acquainted with Nakasone in 1985 and their friendship continued after the two leaders ...

Ex-PM Yasuhiro Nakasone nurtured ties with Beijing and Seoul but created a stink over Yasukuni

National / Politics Nov 30, 2019

Ex-PM Yasuhiro Nakasone nurtured ties with Beijing and Seoul but created a stink over Yasukuni

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a conservative politician who died Friday at the age of 101, is recognized in China as the leader who helped usher in a so-called honeymoon-like period in bilateral relations with Japan in the 1980s. In 1985, however, he made an ...

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a political titan who spanned eras, dies at 101

National Nov 29, 2019

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a political titan who spanned eras, dies at 101

by Reiji Yoshida

The enduring statesman, who bolstered the military alliance with the U.S. and privatized the Japanese National Railways, led Japan onto the world stage in the 1980s.

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