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Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1878)

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Shigeru Yoshida

Prime Minister of Japan (1946–1947, 1948–1954)

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 War II. Yoshida played a major role in determining the course of post-war…
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Prime Minister of Japan

Head of government of Japan

The prime minister of Japan is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. The prime minister also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Japan Self Defence Forces.
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