Ichirō Hatoyama
Videos
Ichirō Hatoyama was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1954 to 1956. During his tenure he oversaw the formation of the Liberal Democratic Party and restored official rela
Official portrait, 1954
Hatoyama in 1953
Hatoyama Hall, which Ichiro Hatoyama had built in 1924.
Hatoyama in 1932.
Tanzan Ishibashi
Videos
Tanzan Ishibashi was a Japanese journalist and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1956 to 1957.
Ichirō Hatoyama
…the Seiyukai he brought Bukichi Miki into the party. He also recruited liberal figures who had been aloof from party politics such as the journalist Tanzan Ishibashi. Shojiro Ishibashi was a significant sponsor for the new party and his house would serve as a de facto office in the early days. Another substantial…
Official portrait, 1956
Ishibashi's cabinet (Ishibashi is in the centre, with Nobusuke Kishi to his left, as his Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Hayato Ikeda to his right as his Minister of Finance).