Sunao Sonoda
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Sunao Sonoda was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who served as minister for foreign affairs and minister of health and welfare. He was called "flying foreign minister" due to his
Sonoda at Schiphol in July 1979
Sonoda as Captain
Masayoshi Ito
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Masayoshi Ito was a Japanese political figure. He served as acting Prime Minister of Japan in 1980 after the sudden death of Masayoshi Ōhira. He then served as foreign minister of Japan from 1980 to 1
Sunao Sonoda
…by Prime Minister and his close friend Zenko Suzuki as foreign minister for the last time due to unexpected resignation of the former Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ito. Sonoda called for adopting the omnidirectional diplomacy and unlike his two predecessors, issued entry visas to Soviet economic delegations. He was…
Itō in 1980