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Takemura to pull out of Shiga by-election race

OTSU, Japan - Former Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura, who headed the now defunct New Party Sakigake, tells reporters in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 3 that he will give up running in a House of Representatives by-election slated for this fall due to health reasons. It is widely expected that he will retire from politics.

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Sakigake to join DPJ, ending 7-year history

OTSU, Japan - Former Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura greets his supporters at a prefectural chapter meeting in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, of his Party Sakigake, a minor political group previously known as the New Party Sakigake, which decided Dec. 21 to join the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), effectively ending its seven-year history.

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Tomiichi Murayama

Born March 3, 1924 in Oita Prefecture. Murayama was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1972. He served as prime minister Jan. 30, 1994 to Jan. 11, 1996, leading a coalition government of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party and the defunct New Party Sakigake. He retired from politics in 2000. Photo was taken February 2000.

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New Party Sakigake dissolved

New Party Sakigake leader Masayoshi Takemura (standing) says a few words at an Oct. 20 ceremony to officially dissolve the opposition party he founded five years and four months ago. The former finance minister said he and House of Councillors member Tenzo Okumura will form a new party called Sakigake later in the day.

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New Party Sakigake announces its virtual dissolution

Masayoshi Takemura (C), leader of the New Party Sakigake, announces in Tokyo on Sept. 2 that the party will virtually dissolve after the current extraordinary Diet session ends Oct. 7. Three of the party's five Diet members will leave the party. The party will continue to legally exist and simply be called ''Sakigake.'' He made the announcement with Hiroyuki Sonoda (R), the party's secretary general, and Akiko Domoto, general council chairwoman.

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No-confidence motion against Hashimoto

Japan's House of Representatives (shown) rejects June 12 a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. The motion was rejected 273 to 207, with votes from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party and New Party Sakigake making the difference.

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DSP to leave ruling coalition

Takako Doi (R), chairman of the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP), meets Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the Diet building June 1 and informs him of the DSP's decision to leave the ruling grouping, which also includes the New Party Sakigake.

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No-confidence motion against Has

Japan's House of Representatives (shown) rejects June 12 a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. The motion was rejected 273 to 207, with votes from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party and New Party Sakigake making the difference. ==Kyodo

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Murayama's Cabinet is born - his own coalition

The Haneda Cabinet resigned, and an election to nominate a prime minister was held at the plenary session of both houses of the Diet at the end of the current term. The Murayama cabinet was born after the resignation of the Haneda cabinet, date of shooting unknown, release date: August 1, 1994.

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Takemura to pull out of Shiga by-election race

OTSU, Japan - Former Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura, who headed the now defunct New Party Sakigake, tells reporters in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 3 that he will give up running in a House of Representatives by-election slated for this fall due to health reasons. It is widely expected that he will retire from politics.

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Sakigake to join DPJ, ending 7-year history

OTSU, Japan - Former Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura greets his supporters at a prefectural chapter meeting in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, of his Party Sakigake, a minor political group previously known as the New Party Sakigake, which decided Dec. 21 to join the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), effectively ending its seven-year history.

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New Party Sakigake dissolved

New Party Sakigake leader Masayoshi Takemura (standing) says a few words at an Oct. 20 ceremony to officially dissolve the opposition party he founded five years and four months ago. The former finance minister said he and House of Councillors member Tenzo Okumura will form a new party called Sakigake later in the day. ==Kyodo

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DSP to leave ruling coalition

Takako Doi (R), chairman of the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP), meets Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the Diet building June 1 and informs him of the DSP's decision to leave the ruling grouping, which also includes the New Party Sakigake. ==Kyodo