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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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Obuchi 19th longest serving premier in Japan

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, set to hold the premiership for the 19th longest period in Japan's postwar era, talks to members of the Cabinet Press Club at his official residence March 11. His term of office reaches 226 days March 12, equaling the span of Kijuro Shidehara, who served from October 1945 to May 1946.

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Obuchi 19th longest serving premier in Japan

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, set to hold the premiership for the 19th longest period in Japan's postwar era, talks to members of the Cabinet Press Club at his official residence March 11. His term of office reaches 226 days March 12, equaling the span of Kijuro Shidehara, who served from October 1945 to May 1946.