Word: misted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...name from Premier Shigeru Yoshida's angry retort to a heckler in 1953. When Premier Eisaku Sato dissolved the ninth postwar Diet last week and called for new elections to be held on Jan. 29, his move seemed destined to go down in history as the "Black Mist Dissolution"; it developed from the fog of corruption and influence-peddling scandals (TIME, Nov. 4) that have embarrassed the government during the past five months...
Sato can also draw hope from his past record. Despite the black mist, he has improved relations with South Korea, promoted aid to the undeveloped nations of Southeast Asia and given new stability to his country's vigorous economy, which is growing 8% a year...
...problem when we were courting. But all good love stories bring back fond memories, and when Radcliffe brings us our slippers tonight. we'll hold her hand just a little tighter thinking about kid brother and his girl sighing, waving, and squinting at each each other through the blue mist of the Connecticut hills. We know what they're after. And we like...
Though none of his challengers appeared strong enough to unseat Sato in the near future (Fujiyama led the opposition with 89 votes), the election clearly showed that the party is uneasy with Sato's leadership and his handling of the "black mist" Cabinet scandals that have tarnished the government's image. Sato told the delegates in his acceptance speech that he would "humbly accept the criticism" registered in the vote, then set about blowing away the black mist...
...merest hint of personal dishonor would set a samurai to sharpening his hara-kari sword. Not so in postwar Japan, where the old concept of face has taken on a new pragmatic wrinkle. Last week Premier Eisaku Sato, 65, whose Liberal Democratic government lies wreathed in a "black mist" of Cabinet-level scandal (TIME, Nov. 4) went on television and told a nationwide audience: "It is regrettable that my administration and party have invited public distrust for lack of moral standards. The main thing is that I, as the responsible person, fully grasp the implications." On the theory that...