Morihiro Hosokawa

Morihiro Hosokawa

Born in January 1938, Hosokawa is a descendant of the Hosokawa daimyos, or feudal lords, who ruled Kumamoto, southern Japan, from 1632 to 1868. His grandfather Prince Fumimaro Konoe was prime minister from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1940 to 1941. Only one year and three months after launching his conservative Japan New Party with the aim of reorganizing Japan's political scene, Hosokawa became prime minister on Aug. 9, 1933, leading Japan's first coalition government in more than four decades. After serving as prime minister until April 28, 1994, he retired from politics in 1998.

Ex-PM Konoe stands in Tekigaiso garden

Ex-PM Konoe stands in Tekigaiso garden

Fumimaro Konoe, a former prime minister of Japan, stands in the garden of Tekigaiso in Tokyo in 1945. The garden in Suginami Ward has been partially opened to the public since March 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Garden of Tekigaiso in Tokyo partially opened to public

Garden of Tekigaiso in Tokyo partially opened to public

This is a view of the garden of Tekigaiso on March 26, 2015, in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, which has been partially opened to the public. Tekigaiso was a residence of Fumimaro Konoe (1891-1945), a former prime minister of Japan. His tenure included the turbulent period during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Part of Tekigaiso garden opened to public

Part of Tekigaiso garden opened to public

The exterior of Tekigaiso in Tokyo, home to Fumimaro Konoe (1891-1945), the 34th, 38th and 39th prime minister of Japan, is shown in this photo taken in 1945. About one-third of the compound in Suginami Ward has been opened to the public since March 14, 2015, and the municipality envisages eventually making the entire compound a park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former Japan PM Fumimaro Konoe

Former Japan PM Fumimaro Konoe

Undated file photo shows Fumimaro Konoe, who served as Japanese prime minister from 1937 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1941. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo