Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has died at
the age of 101. Nakasone was Japan’s prime minister from November 1982 to
November 1987.
According to Xinhua
news, sources informed that Nakasone, a politician known for his support of
expanding Japan’s defense provisions, passed away at a hospital in Tokyo just
after 7:00 a.m. local time Friday.
Widely regarded as a
strong figure in politics, the former Japanese leader, in terms of diplomacy,
was also known to have a close, first name-basis relationship with former U.S.
President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s.
During his tenure, he was an advocate for and worked towards
the privatization of Japan’s national railway system and was also a proponent
of revising Japan’s pacifist Constitution.
Born in Gunma Prefecture’s Takasaki City in 1918, Nakasone
entered politics in 1947, securing a seat in Japan’s House of Representatives,
or lower house of parliament, and went on to hold his seat for 20 successive
elections.
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