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Encyclopedia > Kiichi Miyazawa
Kiichi Miyazawa
Kiichi Miyazawa

In office
November 5, 1991 – August 9, 1993
Monarch Akihito
Preceded by Toshiki Kaifu
Succeeded by Morihiro Hosokawa

Born October 8, 1919
Flag of Japan Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Died June 28, 2007 (aged 87)
Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Political party Liberal Democratic Party

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Early life and career

Miyazawa was born in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, and graduated from Tokyo Imperial University with a degree in law. In 1942 he joined the Ministry of Finance. In 1953 he was elected to the upper house of the Diet of Japan, where he stayed until moving to the lower house in 1967. Fukuyama (福山市; -shi) is a city located in Hiroshima, Japan. ... The headquarters of the government of the prefecture are in this building in the city of Hiroshima. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... The National Diet of Japan ) is Japans legislature. ...


Miyazawa held a number of prominent public positions, including Minister of International Trade and Industry (1970–71), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1974–76), Director General of the Economic Planning Agency (1977–78), and Chief Cabinet Secretary (1984–86). He became Minister of Finance under the government of Noboru Takeshita in 1987, but had to resign amid the Recruit scandal. [1] Noboru Takeshita Noboru Takeshita (竹下 ç™» Takeshita Noboru, February 26, 1924–June 19, 2000) was a Japanese politician and the 74th Prime Minister of Japan from November 6, 1987 to June 3, 1989. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The Recruit Scandal was an insider trading and corruption scandal that forced many prominent Japanese politicians to resign in 1988. ...


Prime Minister

Miyazawa became Prime Minister on November 5, 1991, and gained brief fame in the United States when President George H. W. Bush vomited in his lap and fainted during a state dinner on January 8, 1992. The Japanese even invented a verb for this incident: busshu-suru or busshuru—literally, “to do a Bush,” or “to vomit in public.”[2] is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... Vomiting (or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of ones stomach through the mouth. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...


His government passed a law allowing Japan to send its forces overseas for peacekeeping missions as well as negotiating a trade agreement with the United States. It also introduced financial reforms to address the growing economic malaise in Japan in the 1990s. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...


Miyazawa resigned in 1993 after losing a vote of no confidence marking an end to 38 years of Liberal Democratic Party government. [1] A Motion of No Confidence, also called Motion of Non Confidence is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ... This section needs to be updated. ...


Subsequent career

Kiichi Miyazawa, left, meets in 1999 with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin. At the the time, Miyazawa was serving as minister of finance.
Kiichi Miyazawa, left, meets in 1999 with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin. At the the time, Miyazawa was serving as minister of finance.

Miyazawa later returned to frontbench politics when he was once again appointed finance minister from 1999 to 2002 in the governments of Keizo Obuchi and Yoshiro Mori. His political career ended after he retired from the Diet of Japan in 2003. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. ... Keizo Obuchi Keizo Obuchi (小渕恵三; Obuchi Keizō June 25, 1937–May 14, 2000) was a Japanese politician and the 84th Prime Minister of Japan from July 30, 1998 to April 5, 2000. ... Yoshiro Mori Yoshiro Mori (森 喜朗 Mori Yoshirō, born July 14, 1937) is a Japanese politician who served as the 85th and 86th Prime Minister of Japan from April 5, 2000 to April 26, 2001. ... The National Diet of Japan ) is Japans legislature. ...


Miyazawa was also a member of the Trilateral Commission. The Trilateral Commission is a private organization, founded in July 1973, at the initiative of David Rockefeller; he was Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations at that time and the Commission is widely seen as a counterpart to the Council on Foreign Relations. ...


HE DIED.


References

Wikinews has related news:
Former Japan Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa dead at 87
  1. ^ a b New York Times “Kiichi Miyazawa, Japan Premier in the 90s, Dies at 87” June 29 2007
  2. ^ Open Mic:Scandal Scope, North Bay Bohemian, January 5–11, 2005
Preceded by
Helmut Kohl
Chair of the G8
1993
Succeeded by
Silvio Berlusconi

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Kiichi Miyazawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (407 words)
Kiichi Miyazawa (宮澤 喜一 Miyazawa Ki'ichi) (born 1919) is a Japanese politician and was the 78th Prime Minister from November 5, 1991 to August 9, 1993.
Miyazawa held a number of prominent public positions, including Minister of International Trade and Industry (1970-71), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1974-76), Director General of the Economic Planning Agency (1977-78), and Chief Cabinet Secretary (1984-86).
Miyazawa is also a member of the Trilateral Commission.
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