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Word: kishi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ambiguous stance. As much as the Japanese need the U.S., they resent their dependence. At a final press conference, Sato was asked if he would invite Nixon to visit Japan. Out of the question, said the Premier. He recalled that when his brother, former Premier Nobusuke Kishi, asked President Eisenhower to come to Japan, such a storm of protest broke out that the visit had to be canceled. "This incident is stuck in my memory," said Sato. Today the same anti-American elements could still cause trouble, "and that would be a case where two brothers would be committing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DIPLOMACY: Trying to Make Up with Japan | 1/17/1972 | See Source »

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