Word: makino
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. Count Nobuaki Makino, 88, Japan's liberal elder statesman and longtime adviser (Keeper of the Privy Seal, 1925-35) to Emperor Hirohito; in Tanaka, Japan. Forced out by the militarists, he made a comeback after V-J day, exerting potent political influence through his son-in-law Premier Yoshida...
Only Jap unit identified by last week was Lieut. General Shiro Makino's 16th Division. But it was now obvious that Jap strength was far more than a division. Even before Makino's men were reinforced, General MacArthur had counted 12,000 Japs killed, estimated 18,000 wounded. U.S. casualties by last midweek were still low: 3,221 (including 976 killed or missing...
...Grew has been able to confirm several stories of great heroims on the part of the victims and their associates. The Prime Minister's life was saved by his brother-in-law, who sacrificed himself with characteristic disregard for personal safety, while the 20 year old grandaughter of Count Makino prevented his death at the hands of a group of soldiers...
...world's records listed for men, all but six are held by U.S. swimmers. Japan's S. Makino and T. Amano are credited with three, Germany's A. Heina with two, Japan's 1936 Olympic relay team with...
...tired of war. Then Kiroku Oguchi said some of Japan's shortages and hardships could be avoided if the light industries, with the vital export trade they nourish, were not sacrificed for the sake of war industries. Last week Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita was repeatedly criticized. And Ryozo Makino bitterly attacked War Minister Shunroku Hata for keeping military finances secret. "The people are uneasy," warned Member Makino. But War Minister Hata bluntly refused to reveal military expenses, and when debate began to sizzle, he coolly cut off the stenographic record of proceedings...