Online dictionary of politics and media in Japan: Nakasone Yasuhiro

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Nakasone Yasuhiro

中曽根康弘
alternative words: Yasuhiro Nakasone
keywords: statesman
related topics: Jiminto , Tanaka Kakuei
related web sites: http://www.yatchan.com
explanation: Born in 1918 in Gunma prefecture. After graduated at Tokyo university, he worked in interior ministry. After the war, he was elected in 1947 in diet and soon remarked as a young hawk by advocating Japanese remilitarization. After occupied different ministerial posts, he became prime minister with a support of Tanaka Kakuei in 1982 and remained until 1987. During his reign the railroad and telephone systems have been privatized. After Recruit Scandal, he left Jiminto but still keeps an influence.