Word: shintaro
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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History isn't written only in headlines, any more than news is all made by diplomats and politicians. Consider the ETHICS story on the efforts of gays to win legal recognition for their relationships. Or the report in IDEAS on Japanese author Shintaro Ishihara's blunt criticisms of American attitudes. We have exclusive excerpts in WORLD from a private memo Richard Nixon sent to congressional leaders after his recent China visit. By the way, you'll notice that we've moved INTERVIEW to a new position near the front of the magazine, ahead of NATION...
...kind of man many Japanese admire -- handsome and well tailored, an avid yachtsman and tennis player, successful politician and novelist. But what makes Shintaro Ishihara, 57, one of the most popular figures in Japan these days is his unapologetic view of the country's pre-eminence on the world stage. As a corollary, he warns the U.S. that its days as a leading economic and industrial power are numbered and that it ignores Japanese interests and sensibilities at its peril...
Expanding on the themes in his provocative new book, maverick legislator Shintaro Ishihara exhorts his countrymen to become assertive, especially in their dealings with...
...country where only three females have ever held Cabinet posts, the appointments seemed a welcome change. But the L.D.P. still has a way to go in reforming itself. Kaifu, 58, attained his office by deal-making with ousted leaders Noboru Takeshita and Shintaro Abe; in return for their help, Kaifu awarded their factions powerful Cabinet positions. And Kaifu was already bedeviled by unfounded rumors of sexual misconduct...
Kaifu is little known except for his oratorical talent and his pleasant personality. Those were exactly the qualifications that appealed to such influential L.D.P. members as Takeshita and former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe. They see Kaifu as young and attractive enough to appeal to the public but docile enough to heed his elders. Anyone more outspoken could threaten the delicate balance among the party's four major factions, which operate like separate clubs and compete for Cabinet posts...