Former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida Dies - Newspaper Front Page This is the front page of a newspaper reporting the death of former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida in 1967. The inner pages also feature articles tracing the history of former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida. This is an extremely valuable primary historical source, conveying the moment an era of post-war politics came to an end. Newspaper Name: Tokyo Shimbun (Evening Edition) • Publication Date: October 20, 1967 (Friday) • Publication Format: Daily, Evening Edition • Publisher: Chunichi Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters (at the time) Publication Date: Regular evening edition, not a special extra edition. • Full front page dedicated to the obituary. • Relatively good condition (no major damage). Shigeru Yoshida (September 22, 1878 – October 20, 1967) was a Japanese diplomat and politician. He held the court rank of Senior First Rank and the order of the Grand Cordon of the Chrysanthemum. His maiden name was Takeuchi. He served as Prime Minister (45th, 48th, 49th, 50th, and 51st terms), Minister of Foreign Affairs (73rd, 74th, 75th, 78th, and 79th terms), Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (5th term), Minister of State for Demobilization (2nd term), Minister of State for Reconstruction (2nd term), Member of the House of Representatives (7 terms), Member of the House of Peers (Imperial Nominee), Chancellor of Kogakkan University (1st term), Head of Nihon Gakusha University (5th term), Leader of the Japan Liberal Party (2nd term), Leader of the Democratic Liberal Party, and Leader of the Liberal Party (1st term). After serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Higashikuni and Shidehara cabinets, he became Prime Minister, serving from May 22, 1946, to May 24, 1947, and from October 15, 1948, to December 10, 1954. With his excellent political acumen and strong leadership, he revitalized Japan during the chaotic post-war period and laid the foundation for post-war Japan. His plump appearance and fondness for cigars earned him the nickname "Japanese Churchill." Politician Diet Member Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Rice Affairs Rice Cultivation Noboru Takeshita Kakuei Tanaka Shigeru Ishiba Yoshihide Suga Shinzo Abe Fumio Kishida Taro Kono Sanae Takaichi Junichiro Koizumi Koizumi Kotaro Seiko Noda Prime Minister President of the Liberal Democratic Party Member of the House of Representatives Trump MacArthur "Bakayaro" Dissolution