Word: ohira
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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TOKYO--Masayoshi Ohira, Japan's new prime minister, predicted continued troubles for the dollar yesterday, and called for a tripling of President Carter's $30 billion "defense fund" for buying up surplus dollars to prevent the dollar's further decline...
Reischauer characterized Ohira, who he said he knew very well in Japan, as "a man of principle and self-confidence. I expect he will come out boldly and provide the type of leadership Japan needs," Reischauer said.AP PhotoMASAYOSHI OHIRA...
...will try to put his own stamp on history, just like any leader," Napier said, adding that Ohira might increase social welfare programs or try to take a more active role in international affairs...
...third factor in Ohira's election may have been the support he received from former prime minister Kakuei Tanaka, currently on trial for taking bribes from Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Although Tanaka was forced to step down, he still controls a sizeable faction of supporters, Reischauer said, adding he doubts Ohira would have won if Tanaka had swung his support to Fukuda...
Fukuda was favored to win the party primary, the first of its kind in many years in Japan. Ohira may have won because "he is closer to the center of Japanese politics" than the more conservative Fukuda, Reischauer said...