Word: ichiro
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...labor unions. Socialist delegates rioted in the Diet and tried to kidnap the Speaker to prevent a vote. When even important members of his own party proved hesitant, Kishi had to shelve the bill. But with characteristic skill he used the defeat to get rid of a potential rival, Ichiro Kono, on the ground that he had strongly pushed the police-powers bill...
...Democratic Party made up of a dissident segment of Yoshida's Liberals and a group of "progressives." But he was able to overthrow Yoshida only by entering into an alliance with the Socialists-even though his ultimate aim was to create an anti-Socialist force. Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama, who succeeded Yoshida, had suffered a stroke, and hung on for two trembling years before resigning. He was followed by Tanzan Ishibashi, who appointed Kishi his Foreign Minister and then fell ill in turn and resigned within 63 days. On Feb. 25, 1957, at the head of a combined Democratic...