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Apr 19, 2021 · Many burakumin will remember how the late former chief Cabinet secretary Hiromu Nonaka was blocked from becoming prime minister when political elite Taro Aso, who is now finance minister,...
Apr 2, 2001 · TIM LARIMER Sonobe. April 2, 2001 12:00 AM EDT. In the chaotic days following the end of World War II, Hiromu Nonaka went to work for the sales department of the Osaka railway. The man who may...
Jan 16, 2009 · One of the rare politicians who never hid his buraku roots was Nonaka, who in 2001 was considered a leading contender to become president of the Liberal Democratic Party and prime minister.
Jan 6, 2009 · In the end, Nonaka's decision not to run in 2001 helped a dark-horse candidate named Junichiro Koizumi become prime minister.
During his candidacy, future Prime Minister Tarō Asō allegedly made remarks disparaging towards Nonaka's burakumin heritage, for which Nonaka later remarked that he would "never forgive" Asō. [8] Asō denied making the remarks when questioned in 2005. [ 7 ]
Sep 22, 2003 · By wooing key members away from the faction controlled by Nonaka, one of the last of the party's old guard, the prime minister has effectively made good on his vow.
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Jan 25, 2009 · Nearly a decade ago, seasoned politician Hiromu Nonaka was on the verge of becoming prime minister in a heated battle with the man who now holds the post, Taro Aso.
