Nobusuke Kishi
| Nobusuke Kishi | |
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| 岸 信介 | |
Kishi in December 1956
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| 37th Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 31 January 1957 – 19 July 1960 Acting until 25 February 1957 |
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| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Preceded by | Tanzan Ishibashi |
| Succeeded by | Hayato Ikeda |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 November 1896 Tabuse, Japan |
| Died | 7 August 1987 (aged 90) Fukuoka, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (1955–1987) |
| Other political affiliations |
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1941-1945) Democratic Party (1952–1955) |
| Spouse(s) | Ryoko |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Religion | Shinto/Buddhism |
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Nobusuke Kishi (岸 信介 Kishi Nobusuke?, 13 November 1896 – 7 August 1987) was a Japanese politician and the 56th and 57th Prime Minister of Japan from 25 February 1957 to 12 June 1958, and from then to 19 July 1960. He is the maternal grandfather of Shinzō Abe, twice prime minister in 2006–2007 and 2012–present.
Known for his brutal rule of the Japanese puppet state Manchukuo in Northeast China, Kishi was called Shōwa no yōkai (昭和の妖怪; "the Shōwa era monster/devil"). After World War II, Kishi was imprisoned for three years as a Class A war crime suspect. However, the U.S. government released him as they considered Kishi to be the best man to lead a post-war Japan in a pro-American direction. As such, he has been called "America's Favorite War Criminal."
Kishi was born Nobusuke Satō in Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, but left his family at a young age to move in with the more affluent Kishi family, adopting their family name. His biological younger brother, Eisaku Satō, would also go on to become a prime minister. He is also the grandfather of the current prime minister of Japan Shinzō Abe. Kishi attended Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo) and entered the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in 1920. As a young man, Kishi was a follower of the Japanese fascist Ikki Kita whose writings called for a sort of monarchical socialism for Japan.
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