Shigeru Yoshida
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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
Yoshida as a child
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
Empire of Japan
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The Empire of Japan, also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was the period of Japanese history spanning 79 years, starting with the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868, and ending with r
Shigeru Yoshida
…of the House of Peers In office 19 December 1945 – 2 May 1947 Nominated by the Emperor Personal details Born 22 September 1878 Kanda-Surugadai, Tokyo, Japan Died 20 October 1967 (aged 89) Ōiso, Kanagawa, Japan Party LDP (1957–1967) Other political affiliations JLP (1945–1948) DLP (1948–1950) LP (1950–1955…
The Naval Battle of Hakodate, May 1869; in the foreground, Kasuga and Kōtetsu of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Emperor Meiji, the 122nd emperor of Japan
Prominent members of the Iwakura mission. Left to right: Kido Takayoshi, Yamaguchi Masuka, Iwakura Tomomi, Itō Hirobumi, Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōura Church, Nagasaki