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...Communist and Socialist opposition charged that the Emperor was being made a political tool of the government in power in violation of the constitution. Within Tanaka's own party, there was evidently trouble from former Premier Eisaku Sato. Sato reportedly had thought that he. rather than Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira, an old rival, should be accorded the honor of escorting Hirohito and the Empress Nagako to the U.S. Although Sato denied it, Japanese press reports maintained that, when he was turned down, the former Premier began stirring up doubts about the trip within the Imperial Household Agency, which manages...
Describing relations between the U.S. and Europe recently, Japan's Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira somewhat enviously mused: "Blood is thicker than water." As for U.S. relations with Japan, Ohira added ruefully: "It takes twice the effort to even comprehend each other...
...would implicitly recognize the Japanese claim over the islands-recognition that Tokyo has made a precondition to any treaty. But before starting talks on the treaty as the Russians wished, Japan's new Premier Kakuei Tanaka flew off to Peking. Two weeks ago, Tanaka finally dispatched Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira to Moscow. His reception, like the weather, was rather chilly...
Nonetheless, as soon as the communique was signed, Japanese Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira summoned newsmen to hear a crisp announcement. Japan, he said, considered its 1952 peace treaty with Chiang's government as having "ceased to be valid," and would sever relations forthwith. Angrily condemning Japan's "perfidious actions," the Nationalist government severed relations with Tokyo and threw a cordon of troops around the Japanese embassy in Taipei in order to protect it from possible mob violence...
Even the two lesser candidates, former Foreign Ministers Masayoshi Ohira and Takeo Miki, reported contributions of $1,720,000 and $1,520,000 for 1971 and have received hefty sums since-often from the same firms that finance the leading candidates, but like to hedge their bets...