But from his Olympian heights as Japan’s most revered elder statesman, Yasuhiro Nakasone ... office in central Tokyo, Mr. Nakasone sat surrounded by the memorabilia of a political career ...

Former Japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his country’s post-World War II politics who pushed for a more assertive Japan while strengthening military ties with the United ...

When Yasuhiro Nakasone left the prime minister`s office last November, Japan`s most affable and best-known postwar leader suggested he would follow the maxim once imparted by Gen. Douglas MacArthu ...

Tokyo — Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his country’s post-World War II politics who pushed for a more assertive Japan while strengthening military ties with the ...

TOKYO—Yasuhiro Nakasone, who survived combat as a World War II navy officer for Japan and boosted the nation’s postwar military and economy as one of its most influential prime ministers ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Tokyo: Yasuhiro Nakasone, the outspoken Japanese prime minister who raised his nation's profile on the world stage in the 1980s and ...

TOKYO – One of Japan's most prominent former leaders, Yasuhiro Nakasone, has turned 100, fitting in a country known for longevity. As a World War II naval officer, he witnessed the depth of ...

By Norimitsu Onishi Yasuhiro Nakasone, the former prime minister of Japan who entered politics during the post-World War II American occupation of his country and spent the rest of his career ...

TOKYO >> Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his country’s post-World War II politics who pushed for a more assertive Japan while strengthening military ties with the ...

Yasuhiro Nakasone was prime minister of Japan from 1982-1987 and was known for his close relationship to the 40th president of the U.S. By Paul Bond Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa Yasuhiro Nakasone Split ...

TOKYO – Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his country’s post-World War II politics who pushed for a more assertive Japan while strengthening military ties with the ...