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Political, economic pundit Komuro dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in December 1980 shows critic Naoki Komuro, who died of heart failure at age 77 on Sept. 4, 2010. He was known as a pundit whose expertise covered an extensive area including politics, the economy and international relations.

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Masayoshi Ohira

Bureaucrat-turned politician who was prime minister between Dec. 7, 1978 and June 12, 1980. Born on March 12, 1910 in Kagawa Prefecture, Ohira joined the Finance Ministry in 1936. He was elected to the House of Representative in 1952. As foreign minister, Ohira was instrumental in normalizing diplomatic relations between Japan and China in 1972. He became prime minister in December 1978 but suddenly died in June 1980 during the campaign for general elections. Photo was taken on March 15, 1978.

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