Sōsuke Uno
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Sōsuke Uno | |
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宇野 宗佑 | |
![]() Uno in 1977
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Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 3 June 1989 – 10 August 1989 |
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Monarch | Akihito |
Preceded by | Noboru Takeshita |
Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
Personal details | |
Born | Moriyama, Shiga, Japan |
27 August 1922
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Moriyama, Shiga, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Kobe University of Commerce |
Signature | Sōsuke Uno's signature |
Sōsuke Uno (宇野 宗佑 Uno Sōsuke?, 27 August 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a Japanese politician and the 75th Prime Minister of Japan from 3 June 1989 to 10 August 1989.
Biography
He was born in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture and attended the Kobe University of Commerce. After serving in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, he entered politics, winning election to the Diet of Japan in 1960.
Uno's main action as prime minister was to institute the country's first consumption tax, which immediately caused an uproar among many voters and led to the Japan Socialist Party's victory in the Tokyo metropolitan legislative election of 1989. Uno's government was also hurt by repercussive effects from the Recruit Scandal of 1988. Uno assumed office on 3 June 1989.
Uno eventually had to resign after less than three months amid a sex scandal revealed by a geisha.[citation needed] The controversy surrounding Uno's extramarital affair was more focused on irresponsibility to support the Geisha rather than immorality; Uno supposedly did not properly provide and support his mistress, at the least not with an appropriate amount, which led her to complain publicly and was branded as a stingy man. The story was not widely publicized in Japan until a Washington Post reporter picked up the story from the Mainichi Shimbun, bringing international attention to Uno.
Following Uno's resignation, most LDP lawmakers refused to associate with him,[citation needed] and he quickly lost control over his faction within the party.
He died in Moriyama.
Honours
From the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers (29 April 1994)
References
- West, Mark D. 2006: Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States. 368 p. ISBN 978-0-226-89408-9 Chicago University Press
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by
Sadanori Yamanaka
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Minister of State, Head of the Japan Defense Agency 1974 |
Succeeded by Michita Sakata |
Preceded by
Masao Maeda
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Minister of State, Head of the Science and Technology Agency 1976-1977 |
Succeeded by Tasaburo Kumagai |
Preceded by
Motohiko Kanai
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Minister of State, Head of the Administrative Management Agency 1979-1980 |
Succeeded by Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Preceded by
Sadanori Yamanaka
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Minister of International Trade and Industry 1983 |
Succeeded by Hikosaburo Okonogi |
Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1987–1989 |
Succeeded by Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
Preceded by | Prime Minister of Japan 1989 |
Succeeded by Toshiki Kaifu |
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