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...thing which most set off Yoshida from the other boys," said one of the Premier's old school friends, "was his infuriating air of superiority. He was small and thin, and his haughtiness constantly brought him beatings and cuffings from his mates." "Shigeru may not have the most appealing personality," agreed the Premier's father-in-law, "but he has backbone, and that's what counts...
Japan's Premier Shigeru Yoshida is a tiny (5 ft. 1 in.), bouncy man of 76, who likes to wear old-fashioned wing collars and pince-nez and who like another well-known Prime Minister, has a fondness for strong brandy and premier-sized cigars. Last week Yoshida was in the U.S. on a twofold mission: 1) to pay a formal goodwill call, and 2) to find some economic succor for his hungry homeland. The protocol tour was a resounding success, but the fund-raising expedition turned out to be a disappointment for the little visitor...
Back in Manhattan for the second time this autumn, Japan's peppery Premier Shigeru Yoshida, taking time off from the rough and tumble of Japanese politics to make a good-will tour, hurried to the Waldorf-Astoria suite of General Douglas MacArthur, whom he had not seen since the general was relieved of his Far Eastern command job in 1951. Before retiring for a private, hour-long chat, the two posed beamingly for photographers, whom MacArthur told to caption their pictures: "Two old friends." This week Yoshida's plans called for a mission to Washington, where...
...Premier Shigeru Yoshida, a barnacle-encrusted politician of 76, packed his beloved haori, hakama and tabi (ceremonial jacket, loose pants, split-toed white socks), put on his dark pin-stripe suit and wing collar, and whisked out to Tokyo's airport this week to begin a grand tour of North America and Europe...
...stripe. Men like Ichiro Hatoyama of Yoshida's own Liberal Party, and Mamoru Shigemitsu, leader of the rival and equally conservative Progressives, were talking last week of forming a conservative coalition during Yoshida's absence, to force him out on his return. But if this worried foxy Shigeru Yoshida, he did not show it. If he can come back from his trip with some solid promises of U.S. aid for Japan's faltering economy, some evidence of new influence and new trade for Japan, he probably can hold on, at least until he chooses to retire...