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Word: kamisama (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...present came a trifle late. Kenzo Adachi is a shrewd politician and former Home Minister (in the Minseito Cabinet of saké-drinking Reijiro Wakatsuki) who years ago won the nickname of Senkyo no Kamisama or "God of Elections" by his skill in managing the outcome of local elections. Thirteen months ago the God of Elections resigned from the Minseito to avoid expulsion after dickering with the Seiyukai Party to form a Coalition Cabinet. Japanese Fascism, the Kokumin Domei or National League, is his latest idea. Its flag: a golden eagle on a light brown background. Its uniform: black belted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Fascists & Boom | 1/2/1933 | See Source »

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