Word: seizaburo
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...America and has an elegant command of English. But he is also a tough negotiator with firmly held convictions. He speaks his mind. Unlike many of his less sophisticated predecessors, he will not bow silently to pressure from Washington. "He is ready to be critical of unreasonable demands," says Seizaburo Sato, a political scientist at the University of Tokyo. As Trade Minister in 1970, Miyazawa broke off talks over a textile agreement because he felt the U.S. was demanding too much. His successor completed the deal -- by giving Washington exactly what it wanted...
...Seizaburo Sato, a foreign policy analyst and adviser to former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, agrees. "The talk of constitutional constraints ^ and demons of the past is all one big alibi," he says. "We mustn't miss a golden opportunity to prove we recognize our responsibilities...
...world map -- and the rest of the world on Japan's map. Takeshita's slight international experience is a painful shortcoming. His penchant for the slow process of consensus may also be a dangerous anachronism, the product of an age that Tokyo seems to have outgrown. Says Seizaburo Sato, a political scientist at the University of Tokyo: "If Takeshita had been elected in the 1960s, he would have been a very fine Prime Minister. But unfortunately he comes too late...
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