THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 14, 2022 at 13:30 JST
Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, left, at a January 1991 meeting with ruling Liberal Democratic Party executives, including Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Toshiki Kaifu, who became prime minister after money and other political scandals rocked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has died at age 91. [Read More]
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