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Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese Prime Minister who served during a crucial period in Japan's history, including the aftermath of World War II and the early Cold War era. His leadership during Japan's reconstruction and his role in shaping the country's postwar relationship with the United States had lasting effects on modern Japan.
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Kanda-Surugadai
- Place of death
- Oiso
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Political party
- Liberal Party
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- Paris Peace Conference
- Academic degree
- doctorate
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- Yoshida Shigeru ca. 1950.jpg
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- Shigeru Yoshida
- date of birth
- 1878-09-22
- date of death
- 1967-10-20
- topic's main category
- Category:Shigeru Yoshida
- name in kana
- よしだ しげる
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- name in native language
- 吉田茂
- ethnic group
- Japanese people
- relative
- Makino Nobuaki
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- writing language
- Japanese
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Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂, Yoshida Shigeru; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi.da (|) ɕi.ɡe.ɾɯ, -ŋe.ɾɯ], 22 September 1878 – 20 October 1967) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954, serving through most of the country's occupation after World War II. Yoshida played a major role in determining the course of post-war Japan by forging a strong relationship with the United States and pursuing economic recovery.
Born in Tokyo to a former samurai family, Yoshida graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1906 and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He held various assignments abroad, including in China, where he advocated increased Japanese influence. From 1928 to 1930, Yoshida served as vice minister of foreign affairs, then served as ambassador to Italy until 1932. In 1936, he was considered for foreign minister in the cabinet of Kōki Hirota, but he was opposed by the Army, who strongly identified him with liberalism and friendship with Great Britain and the United States. Yoshida served as ambassador to Britain from 1936 to 1938. He largely avoided political participation during the Pacific War. During the U.S. occupation after the war's end, Yoshida served as foreign minister in the cabinets of Prince Higashikuni and Kijūrō Shidehara.
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