Online dictionary of politics and media in Japan: Yoshida Shigeru

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Yoshida Shigeru

吉田茂
alternative words: Shigeru Yoshida
keywords: statesman
related web sites: http://homepage1.nifty.com/anecs/social/people/nihon-today/yoshida-shigeru.htm
explanation: Born in 1878 as a son of Takenouchi Tsuna and soon adopted by Yoshida Kenzo. After graduated at Tokyo university, he became a diplomat, but due to his pro Anglo-Saxon stance, he was forced by militaries to retire. After Japanese defeat, he resurfaced in politics and became 5 times prime minister between 1946 and 1954, collaborating American occupation. He signed San Francisco treaty in 1951 as chief delegate and tracked a Japanese pro American policy of post war period.