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Noboru Takeshita (竹下登 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. Image File history File links 74_TakeshitaN.jpg Noboru Takeshita(1924-2000) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links 74_TakeshitaN.jpg Noboru Takeshita(1924-2000) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Prime Minister of Japan (å†…é–£ç·ç†å¤§è‡£ Naikaku sÅri daijin) is the English political nomenclature of the head of government of Japan. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born in Shimane Prefecture and attended Waseda University. In 1958, he entered the lower house of the Diet of Japan, joining the powerful faction of Kakuei Tanaka in the Liberal Democratic Party. Takeshita eventually became Tanaka's primary fundraiser, traveling the country to garner support for the LDP's coffers. Like Tanaka, Takeshita was fond of "pork barrel" politics, retaining his own seat by bringing excessively huge public works projects to Shimane. Shimane Prefecture (å³¶æ ¹çœŒ Shimane-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Waseda University (æ—©ç¨²ç”°å¤§å¦ Waseda Daigaku; or æ—©å¤§ SÅdai for short) is one of the two most prestigious private universities in Japan (the other is Keio University). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Diet of Japan (å›½ä¼š kokkai) is Japans legislature. ... Kakuei Tanaka Kakuei Tanaka (ç”°ä¸ è§’æ „ Tanaka Kakuei May 4, 1918â€“December 16, 1993) was a Japanese politician and the 64th and 65th Prime Minister of Japan from July 7, 1972 to December 22, 1972 and from December 22, 1972 to December 9, 1974 respectively. ... The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), also known as JiyÅ« MinshutÅ (è‡ªç”±æ°‘ä¸»å…š, or the abbreviation Jimin-tÅ è‡ªæ°‘å…š) is a liberal conservative political party and the largest political party in Japan, as of 2005. ... Pork barrel, in a literal sense, is a barrel in which pork is kept, but figuratively is a supply of money; often the source of ones livelihood. ... The notion of internal improvements or public works is a concept in economics and politics. ...

Takeshita served as Chief Cabinet Secretary from 1971 to 1974, as Minister of Construction in 1976, and as Minister of Finance from 1979 to 1980 and from 1982 to 1986 (in which capacity he became famous for signing the Plaza Accord). The Plaza Accord was an agreement signed on September 22, 1985 by the then G-5 nations (France, West Germany, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom). ...

By 1985, Takeshita's power within the party had eclipsed Tanaka's, and he was able to win enough support to defeat Tanaka as the head of the LDP's largest faction. In 1987, he became prime minister. The Recruit scandal forced Takeshita to resign in 1989: although Takeshita was accused of insider trading and corruption, he was never charged and was able to retain his seat in the Diet until shortly before his death. This article is about the year. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Recruit Scandal was an insider trading and corruption scandal that forced many prominent Japanese politicians to resign in 1988. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There are two kinds of trading that are referred to as insider trading or inside dealing: Usually illegal: Trading of a security of a company (, stocks, bonds or stock options) based on material non-public information. ...

He remained a major behind-the-scenes player in the LDP, mentoring future prime ministers Sosuke Uno, Toshiki Kaifu, and Keizo Obuchi. He died of respiratory failure in 2000 after over a year in hospital. Sōsuke Uno (宇野宗佑 Uno Sōsuke August 27, 1922–May 19, 1998) was a Japanese politician and the 75th Prime Minister of Japan from June 3, 1989 to August 10, 1989. ... Toshiki Kaifu Toshiki Kaifu (æµ·éƒ¨ ä¿Šæ¨¹ Kaifu Toshiki; born January 2, 1931) is a Japanese politician who was the 76th and 77th Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991. ... Keizo Obuchi Keizo Obuchi (å°æ¸•æµä¸‰; Obuchi KeizÅ June 25, 1937â€“May 14, 2000) was a Japanese politician and the 84th Prime Minister of Japan from July 30, 1998 to April 5, 2000. ...

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