Word: kubota
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fourth woe was also a factor. Upset over Uno's refusal to answer questions about the alleged affair, female voters deserted the L.D.P. Manae Kubota, a J.S.P. legislator who broke tradition in the Diet when she raised questions about the Prime Minister's personal life, believes that the L.D.P. is suffering because of Uno's actions. "I raised such a 'low-level' question because a man in the highest public office was suspected of the lowest-level deed," said Kubota. "For me it is surprising that a person in a high public office should deal with women like merchandise...
...decreased by nearly 5% in the past three years, and booming exports have more than doubled its annual trade surplus, from $20 billion to $44 billion. In many cases, government initiatives to encourage imports have been thwarted by an entrenched bureaucracy, which writes and administers trade regulations. Concedes Kinuko Kubota, a noted Japanese constitutional scholar: "Our bureaucracy's conditioned reflex is to be frightened whenever it comes to American goods...
...after his constituents. Last December, Tanaka looked on with district as a $5.1 million tunnel that serves only 60 homes in his district was completed. As Jushiro Komiyama, a former Cabinet minister puts it, "He takes care of those who support him, no matter what." Political Science Professor Kinuko Kubota of Tohoku Gakuin University concurs. "When it comes to the art of tackling party politics," she notes, "nobody does it better...