Ex-lower house Speaker Sakurauchi dies at 91

Ex-lower house Speaker Sakurauchi dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Sakurauchi (file photo 1998), a former House of Representatives speaker and senior lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, died of respiratory failure on July 5 at a Tokyo hospital. He was 91.

Masako Owada to be Crown Princess

A meeting of the Imperial Household Agency was held to discuss the marriage of Crown Prince Tokuhito and Ms. Masako Owada, and their marriage was unanimously approved by 10 members of the House of Councilors, including Prime Minister Miyazawa, House Speaker Sakurauchi and House Speaker Hara, and Prince Mikasa. Date of shooting unknown, date of release: February 1, 1993.

Ikeda's cabinet reshuffled

The Mushi-Doshi Cabinet and the Faction Balance Cabinet. Hayato Ikeda attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's official residence, Kakuei Tanaka, Minister of Finance, enters the Prime Minister's official residence, a commemorative photo shoot for the inauguration of the cabinet, Minister of International Trade and Industry Sakurauchi arrives at the office, shooting date unknown, release date: June 26, 1964.

China-Japan Eigasha: Toward a New Era for Japan and South Korea - Roh, President of South Korea, Visits Japan

President Roh Tae-woo of South Korea visited Japan as a state guest. He attended a welcome event at the State Guest House in Akasaka. President Roh's visit to Japan was postponed due to Emperor Showa's illness, and this was the first visit to Japan in six years since former President Chun Doo-hwan.

Ex-lower house Speaker Sakurauchi dies at 91

Ex-lower house Speaker Sakurauchi dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Sakurauchi (file photo 1998), a former House of Representatives speaker and senior lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, died of respiratory failure on July 5 at a Tokyo hospital. He was 91. (Kyodo)