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| In office April 5, 2000 – April 26, 2001 |
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| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Keizo Obuchi |
| Succeeded by | Junichiro Koizumi |
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| In office August 8, 1995 – January 11, 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Koken Nosaka |
| Succeeded by | Eiichi Nakao |
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| In office December 12, 1992 – July 20, 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Kozo Watanabe |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Kumagai |
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129th
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| In office December 27, 1983 – November 1, 1984 |
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| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Mitsuo Setoyama |
| Succeeded by | Hikaru Matsunaga |
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Member of the House of Representatives for Ishikawa's 2nd district
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| Born | July 14, 1937 Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Chieko |
| Children | Yuki |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Religion | Buddhism and Shinto |
| Website | Yoshiro Mori WebSite |
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Early political life
Yoshiro Mori was born in present-day Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan, as the son of Shigeki and Kaoru Mori, wealthy rice farmers with a history in politics, as both his father and grandfather served as the mayor of Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture. is a city located in Ishikawa, Japan. As of January 1, 2005 population data the city has an estimated Population of 47826 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Neagari (根上町 -machi was a town located in Nomi District, Ishikawa, Japan. His mother died when Yoshiro was seven years old.
He studied at the Waseda University in Tokyo, joining the rugby union club. often abbreviated to, is one of the top universities in Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Afterwards he joined the Sankei Shimbun, a conservative newspaper in Japan. is a daily Newspaper in Japan published by the. It has the sixth highest circulation for a newspaper in Japan and is considered as one of the five "national" newspapers In 1962, he left the newspaper and became secretary of a Diet member, and in 1969, he was elected in the lower house at age 32. The is Japan's Bicameral Legislature. It is composed of a Lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an Upper house, called The is the Lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the Upper house. He was reelected 10 consecutive times. In 1980, he was involved in the Recruit scandal about receiving unlisted shares of Recruit Cosmos before they were publicly traded, and selling them after they were made public for a profit of approximately 1 million dollars. The was an Insider trading and corruption scandal that forced many prominent Japanese politicians to resign in 1988. He was education minister in 1983 and 1984, International trade and industry minister in 1992 and 1993, and construction minister in 1995 and 1996.
Prime Minister
Mori's predecessor, Keizo Obuchi, suffered a stroke on April 2, 2000 and was unable to continue this office. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, Mori, who was the secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), became the prime minister. The, frequently abbreviated to LDP or, is a Centre right, conservative, Political party and the largest party in Japan.
His position in office was marred with a long list of faux-pas, unpopular decisions, PR mistakes and gaffes:
- One of the earliest occurred at Obuchi's funeral, when Mori failed to clap and bow properly before Obuchi's shrine, an important portion of a traditional Japanese funeral rite. The other world leaders present at the funeral, including former U. S. President George H. W. Bush, performed the ritual correctly.
- On meeting U. S. President Bill Clinton in the 26th G8 summit in Okinawa Prefecture, he asked Clinton "Who are you?", with the intention of saying "How are you?". The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The 26th G8 Summit was a political summit that took place in Nago, Okinawa, Japan, on July 21 - July 23 2000. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū Since Clinton thought it was a joke, he answered (in English) "I'm Hillary's husband, and you?", to which Mori answered "Me, too". Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from However, this story may be apocryphal.
- At a meeting of Shinto leaders in Tokyo, Mori described Japan as "the nation of the gods, with the Emperor at its center. is the native religion of Japan and was once its State religion. " This "divine nation statement" stirred controversy in Japan, as the statement sounded like he was in support of offering the Emperor absolute power.
- During the election campaign of 2000, one of his most notable "slip of the tongue" happened in a speech in Niigata on June 20. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. When asked about recent newspaper reports that showed that roughly half of the voters still had not decided who to vote for, he replied “If they still have no interest in the election, it would be all right if they just slept in on that [election] day. ” [1]
- Mori's biggest public relations disaster was to continue a round of golf after receiving the news that the US submarine USS Greeneville had accidentally hit and sunk the Japanese fishing ship Ehime Maru during an emergency surface drill on February 9, 2001, resulting in 9 dead students and teachers. The Ehime Maru incident Ehime-Maru --> See also Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision On 9 February The Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision was a Ship collision between the United States Navy Submarine USS ''Greeneville'' Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
- Mori promised then newly elected ROC President Chen Shui-bian that he would celebrate if Chen won the 2000 presidential elections. Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. This promise was not fulfilled until late 2003, at the time Chen was running for re-election to a second term.
Mori was not particularly popular at any time during his term, toward the end of his term, his approval rating dropped to single digits. He was replaced by Junichiro Koizumi on April 26, 2001. is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006 Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
Mori remains a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Second District of Ishikawa. He is married to Chieko (born: Chieko Maki), a fellow Waseda University student, and he has a son, Yūki Mori, and a daughter, Yoko Fujimoto. often abbreviated to, is one of the top universities in Japan. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2004. The Padma Bhushan award is an Indian civilian decoration established on January 2, 1954 by the President of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
Although he was retired, his effect have remained until Yasuo Fukuda. was the 91st Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008 Mori, Koizumi, Abe and Fukuda all came from the faction known as Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai (清和政策研究会).
Cabinets
Mori appointed three cabinets. The third cabinet is officially referred to as a continuation of the second cabinet, as the changes came amid a major administrative realignment in January 2001 that eliminated several cabinet positions and renamed several key ministries.
| First Cabinet (April 2000) |
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| Chief Cabinet Secretary and Okinawa Development | Mikio Aoki | Yasuo Fukuda | Chief Cabinet Secretary | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Administrative Reform, Okinawa and Northern Territories | Ryutaro Hashimoto | |||
| Foreign Affairs | Yohei Kono | Yohei Kono | Yohei Kono | |
| Justice | Hideo Usui | Okiharu Yasuoka | Masahiko Komura | |
| Finance | Kiichi Miyazawa | Kiichi Miyazawa | Kiichi Miyazawa | |
| Education | Hirofumi Nakasone | Tadamori Oshima | Nobutaka Machimura | |
| Health and Welfare | Yuya Niwa | Yuji Tsushima | Health, Labor and Welfare | Chikara Sakaguchi |
| Labor | Takamori Makino | Yoshio Yoshikawa | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Tokuichiro Tamazawa | Yoichi Tani | Yoshio Yatsu | |
| International Trade and Industry | Takashi Fukaya | Takeo Hiranuma | Economy, Trade and Industry | Takeo Hiranuma |
| Transport | Toshihiro Nikai | Hajime Morita | Land, Infrastructure and Transport | Chikage Oogi |
| Construction | Masaaki Nakayama | Chikage Oogi | ||
| Home Affairs | Kosuke Hori | Mamoru Nishida | Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications | Toranosuke Katayama |
| Posts and Telecommunications | Eita Yashiro | Kozo Hirabayashi | ||
| Management and Coordination Agency | Kunihiro Tsuzuki | Kunihiro Tsuzuki | ||
| Japan Defense Agency | Tsutomu Kawara | Kazuo Torashima | Toshitsugu Saito | |
| Economic Planning Agency | Taichi Sakaiya | Taichi Sakaiya | Economic and Fiscal Policy | Tarō Asō |
| Environment | Kayoko Shimizu | Yoriko Kawaguchi | Yoriko Kawaguchi | |
| Financial Reconstruction | Sadakazu Tanigaki | Hideyuki Aizawa | Financial Affairs | Hakuo Yanagisawa |
| National Public Safety Commission | Bunmei Ibuki | |||
| Council for Science and Technology Policy | Takashi Sasagawa | |||
Japanese Rugby
Mori played the game of rugby union at Waseda University and developed a passion for it there, though he was never a high-level player. 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Gallery
 Mori with George W. Bush |
 Mori with Bush |
References
- ^ Profile: Yoshiro Mori BBC News, (2000-11-20, 08:34 GMT
- ^ 噂の眞相特別取材班｢『サメの脳ミソ』と『ノミの心臓』を持つ森喜朗 "総理失格" の人間性の証明」 (『噂の眞相』2000年6月号、pp. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London 24-31)
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
| Preceded by Mikio Aoki |
Chair of the G8 2000 |
Succeeded by Giuliano Amato |
| Preceded by Keizo Obuchi |
Prime Minister of Japan 2000-2001 |
Succeeded by Junichiro Koizumi |
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| NAME | Yoshiro Mori |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 森 喜朗; Mori Yoshirō |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | 86th Prime Minister of Japan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
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