Word: kiichiro
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Then, for the first time since Japan began its conquest of China, the army got its own man the premiership. The Emperor gave the job to austere, fanatically patriotic, 73-year-old Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma. Recognized civilian leader of Japan's military-fascist front, since the army's uprising in February 1936 Baron Hiranuma has been president of Emperor Hirohito's Privy Council...
...reconsider its decision to resign. There the matter stood. No forecasts of the composition of the next ministry were made public. The Ministry that resigned was composed of: Premier, Count Gombei Yamamoto; Home Affairs, Viscount Shimpei Goto; Foreign Affairs, Baron Hikokichi Ijuin; Communications, G. Inukai; Education, Keijiro Okano; Justice, Kiichiro Hiranuma; Treasury, Junnosuke Inotuye; Navy, Admiral Hyo Takarabe; Army, Baron General Giichi Tanaka; Railways, Ichiji Tamanouchi...