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Word: takejiro (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Usage:

...played politics with bribes and blandishments. The result appeared to be, last week, that Deputy Yusuke Tsurumi and his balance-of-power faction are now heart and soul for the Prime Minister. Furthermore moneyed Baron Tanaka has persuaded 29 of the Minseito opposition Deputies to bolt their party under Takejiro Tokonami and set themselves up as soi-disant independents. This reduces the effective strength of the Minseito opposition to 185, making certain supremacy for the Prime Minister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Out Devils, In Luck! | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

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