Kakuei Tanaka
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Kakuei Tanaka was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974. Known for his background in construction and earthy and tenacious political style, Tanaka is the only m
Official portrait, 1972
Tanaka in 1951
Kakuei Tanaka in October 1954
Kakuei Tanaka following his appointment as Minister of Finance with his mother, Fume and his wife, Hana on 18 July 1962.
Tokyo Detention House
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The Tokyo Detention House is a maximum security correctional facility in Katsushika, Tokyo. The prison, which is operated by the Ministry of Justice, is one of seven detention centres that carry out e
Kakuei Tanaka
…Japanese foreign exchange restrictions by not reporting the payment. He was released in August on a ¥200m (US$690,000) bond. Tanaka was located in the Tokyo Detention House. Many Tanaka supporters viewed the scandal as an effort by American multinational corporations to "get" Tanaka in response to his hard-line stance in…
2018 Tokyo Detention House
1989 aerial photograph of the correctional facility and its surroundings