Former vice premier, No. 2 SDP lawmaker Kubo dies at 74

Former vice premier, No. 2 SDP lawmaker Kubo dies at 74

TOKYO, Japan - Wataru Kubo (file photo), a former Social Democratic Party (SDP) secretary general who served as vice premier-cum-finance minister in 1996, died on June 24 at a Kagoshima hospital. He was 74. A former House of Councillors lawmaker, Kubo was secretary general and deputy leader of the longtime opposition party when the party joined in forming a coalition government supporting then-Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa in 1993.

Mori rejects opposition call for resignation

Mori rejects opposition call for resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (2nd from R) rejected a call to resign from Wataru Kubo (R) of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan in a House of Councillors plenary session on Feb. 6. Kubo made the call in relation to recent scandals involving ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and a Foreign Ministry official.

Veteran politician Kubo quits politics

Veteran politician Kubo quits politics

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Veteran politician Wataru Kubo of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) announces his retirement from politics at a news conference at a Kagoshima hotel Dec. 28.

Wataru Kubo

Wataru Kubo

Wataru Kubo Finance Min. & Dep.Pm Of Japan 01 July 1996 Date: 01-Jul-1996

Former vice premier, No. 2 SDP lawmaker Kubo dies at 74

Former vice premier, No. 2 SDP lawmaker Kubo dies at 74

TOKYO, Japan - Wataru Kubo (file photo), a former Social Democratic Party (SDP) secretary general who served as vice premier-cum-finance minister in 1996, died on June 24 at a Kagoshima hospital. He was 74. A former House of Councillors lawmaker, Kubo was secretary general and deputy leader of the longtime opposition party when the party joined in forming a coalition government supporting then-Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa in 1993. (Kyodo)

Mori rejects opposition call for resignation

Mori rejects opposition call for resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (2nd from R) rejected a call to resign from Wataru Kubo (R) of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan in a House of Councillors plenary session on Feb. 6. Kubo made the call in relation to recent scandals involving ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and a Foreign Ministry official.

Veteran politician Kubo quits politics

Veteran politician Kubo quits politics

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Veteran politician Wataru Kubo of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) announces his retirement from politics at a news conference at a Kagoshima hotel Dec. 28.