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...Japan it was the most spectacular domestic political shokku in years. In a move that startled ordinary citizens and politicians alike, the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week selected a little-known veteran politician, former Deputy Premier Takeo Miki, 67, as its president. When the Japanese Diet convenes this week for a special session at which Kakuei Tanaka will formally resign as Premier, the L.D.P. majority will ensure the election of Miki as Japan's twelfth postwar head of government...
...speculation that followed Tanaka's announcement that he would resign as Premier, Miki was barely even considered a dark horse. It was widely assumed that only two L.D.P. elders, both with the backing of strong factions within the party, had a chance of succeeding Tanaka: Finance Minister Masayoshi Ohira, 64, who enjoyed the outgoing Premier's support, and former Finance Minister Takeo Fukuda, 69. Although he had previously been a candidate for the premiership, Miki (see box following page) could count on the backing of only a minor bloc within the party. Moreover, he had the reputation...
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...
...hand for Sato's announcement. It will signal what promises to be a struggle for the succession among Fukuda and three rivals: Trade Minister Kakuei Tanaka, a construction millionaire who is the main threat to Fukuda's hopes, and two former Foreign Ministers, Masayoshi Ohira and Takeo Miki...
...closely identified with Sato that political oddsmakers give him only about a 50-50 chance to succeed him as premier. So far, he has three contenders to face: Minister of International Trade and Industry Kakuei Tanaka, 53, a tough, brilliant self-made man, and two former foreign ministers, Takeo Miki, 64, who favors closer relations with Peking, and Masayoshi Ohira, 61, who has solid business support. Whoever wins will have a rocky time...