THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 14, 2022 at 13:30 JST
Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu meets with Takako Doi, the head of the opposition Japan Socialist Party, in August 1989. (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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