Baron Kijūrō Shidehara, was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946. He was a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II.
From left to right: Robert Woods Bliss, Robert Coontz, Kanji Kato, Kunishige Tanaka, Andre Brewster at the Washington Conference on 24 October 1921.
Left to right; Baron Kijuro Shidehara, Admiral Katō Tomosaburō, Prince Iesato Tokugawa on 3 November 1921, to attend the Washington Naval Conference.
Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954, serving through most of the country's occupation after World
Yoshida in 1947
The Shidehara Cabinet, with Yoshida on the far right, front row
The Constitution of Japan signed by the Emperor, Prime Minister Yoshida and other ministers