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Mutsuko Miki, wife of late Prime Minister Takeo Miki, dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2002 shows Mutsuko Miki, the wife of former Prime Minister Takeo Miki and a renowned activist. Mutsuko Miki died of colon cancer at a Tokyo hospital on July 31, 2012. She was 95.

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Takeo Miki

Born on March 17, 1907 in Tokushima Prefecture. Miki was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1937 at age 30. He belonged to several conservative parties before joining the Liberal Democratic Party. Miki became Japan's 66th prime minister on Dec. 9, 1974 after the resignation of Kakuei Tanaka over a bribery scandal. He resigned in December 24, 1976 following LDP setbacks in the general election. Died on Nov. 4, 1988. (Photo taken in June 1986)

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Intellectuals protest nationalist-authored history text

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel literature prize winner Kenzaburo Oe (L) and Mutsuko Miki, widow of former Prime Minister Takeo Miki, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on March 16 about their statement urging the education ministry not to approve a junior high school history textbook written by nationalist academics. In addition to Oe and Miki, the statement had the support of novelist Hisashi Inoue, photographer Yoshino Oishi and Yoshikazu Sakamoto, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.

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Queen Elizabeth in Japan in 1975+

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 9 Kyodo - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2nd from R) and Prince Philip (2nd from L) attend a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Miki (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 1975. Miki's wife Mutsuko can be seen next to Prince Philip.

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PRIME MINISTER TAKEO MIKI

JAPAN CHANGES PILOTS,Takeo Miki,Queen ElizabethⅡ==Date:circa 1975, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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MISS INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT

MISS INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT==Date:Oct, 1968, Place:,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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BONIN ISLANDS RETURN TO JAPAN

BONIN ISLANDS RETURN TO JAPAN==Date:July, 1968, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Opens Okinawa Ocean Expo

The Okinawa International Ocean Expo is held for 183 days to commemorate Okinawa's return to mainland Japan. Scenes from the Okinawa International Ocean Expo, opening ceremony, visit by the honorary president, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince and Her Imperial Highness Princess Michiko, ribbon-cutting ceremony, long procession, date of shooting unknown, release date: July 25, 1975.

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Disappointment and Expectation

Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka resigns, causing land prices to soar and inflation to rise. Takeo Miki became Prime Minister. The village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture was designated as a development zone in Prime Minister Tanaka's plan to remodel the Japanese archipelago. The normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China was achieved through Tanaka's diplomacy.

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1976, Collected Works, Lockheed, This Year

A compilation of 1976: The arrest of Yoshio Kodama, Kakuei Tanaka, Tomizaburo Hashimoto and Koukou Sato for bribery from the US Lockheed Corporation. <Caption> Newspaper pages reporting on the Lockheed case, Diet scene with Kenji Osano as a witness, protest march on the Lockheed case, birth of quintuplets, young people running amok on cars and motorcycles, Prime Minister Takeo Miki's press conference on Lockheed, formation of the New Liberal Club, damage from Typhoon No. 17, Kakuei Tanaka's speech on the streets, date of shooting Unknown, Release date: December 24, 1976.

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Former Prime Minister Tanaka arrested

Kakuei Tanaka, the apex of the Lockheed case, is arrested. He met with President Richard Nixon in Hawaii and made a secret pact with him. The prosecutors announced the arrest of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in the Lockheed case, the history of Kakuei Tanaka's rise and fall, date of shooting unknown, release date: July 30, 1976.

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President Election Behind Closed Doors

Kakuei Tanaka, Takeo Miki, Takeo Fukuda, and Masayoshi Ohira are elected by less than 500 voters. Kakuei Tanaka, Takeo Miki, Takeo Fukuda, and Masayoshi Ohira aim to become the next president of Japan; Kakuei Tanaka addresses the audience; date of shooting unknown; release date: June 30, 1972.

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New President, Kakuei Tanaka.

Kakuei Tanaka, a young 54-year-old president, is born. The 27th extraordinary party convention of the Liberal Democratic Party was held at Hibiya Public Hall, Eisaku Sato's retirement speech, the official election of the president, the decisive vote between Kakuei Tanaka and Takeo Fukuda, Kakuei Tanaka's speech as the new president, Kakuei Tanaka singing the Hail Mary, date of shooting unknown, release date: July 7, 1972..

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Intellectuals protest nationalist-authored history text

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel literature prize winner Kenzaburo Oe (L) and Mutsuko Miki, widow of former Prime Minister Takeo Miki, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on March 16 about their statement urging the education ministry not to approve a junior high school history textbook written by nationalist academics. In addition to Oe and Miki, the statement had the support of novelist Hisashi Inoue, photographer Yoshino Oishi and Yoshikazu Sakamoto, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.