Kijuro Shidehara

A diplomat turned politician who served as Japan's second postwar prime minister from October 1945 to May 1946. Shidehara became foreign minister twice before World War II (1924-27, 1929-31). The so-called Shidehara diplomacy of 1920s was characterized as its advocacy of international cooperation and a conciliatory attitude toward China. Born Aug. 11, 1872 and died March 10, 1951.

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1951/3/10 00:00:00

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