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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will succeed him? The leading Mr. Clean is Masayoshi Ito, 75, an elder statesman of the L.D.P. with a reputation for integrity. Among the five bickering factions that make up the L.D.P., he is the consensus choice, at least as a caretaker. But Ito, who is in poor health, has expressed his reluctance to take over, saying a "younger man" ought to get the job. Party insiders contend that Ito fears he will not be given sufficient independence. Already, a back-room struggle is under way as Takeshita and his supporters maneuver to ensure that they will continue to pull...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Sand in a Well-Oiled Machine | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

...Ito, 75, is chair of the party's Executive Council and untainted by money or stock questions. But he is diabetic, and said yesterday that a younger leader should take over...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Japanese Officials Search for New Leader | 4/26/1989 | See Source »

Japanese news reports said former Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ito, now one of the party's three key leaders, was approached about acting as an interim prime minister...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Japanese Officials Search for New Leader | 4/26/1989 | See Source »

...field featured 23 women, but only a handful delivered memorable routines. America's Jill Trenary offered an elegant performance that placed her fourth. (Caryn Kadavy, the most expressive of the U.S. skaters, was forced to withdraw from the competition with a 103 degrees fever.) The charmer was petite Midori Ito of Japan, only 18, who entranced the audience with her powerhouse jumps and girlish enthusiasm. As she concluded her routine with a gravity-defying triple Lutz, Ito shook her fists triumphantly above her head and burst into unabashed tears of delight. Though she finished fifth, Ito received a standing ovation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Figure Skating: Katarina Witt took her golden place | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...sales tax!) has been raised since February, Nakasone's proposed tax reforms, which include a new 5% sales tax, have won him few friends. Last week the Prime Minister's ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered its worst setback in 30 years in local elections. Concluded Tokyo Political Commentator Masayoshi Ito: "The Nakasone administration is in its last days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Yasu, the Chips Are Down | 4/27/1987 | See Source »

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