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Tarō Asō

Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009 · Japan · Politicians · Born 1940 · age 86

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Tarō Asō is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2021.

A life in dates

2009“Do I have to say something?”In their wordsFebruary 2009Meeting with Barack Obama (February 2009).

2007“Luckily, we Japanese have yellow faces.”In their wordsSpeech (2007).

2005“One culture, one civilization, one language, and one ethnic group.”In their words3 November 2005About Japan, as quoted in "Ghosts of Wartime Japan Haunt Koizumi's Cabinet" (3 November 2005), by Christopher Reed, New America Media.

1940Born20 September 1940

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Tarō Asō meeting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on 18 February 2009.Tarō Asō meeting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on 18 February 2009.Tarō Asō meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush in the White House on 14 November 2008.Tarō Asō meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush in the White House on 14 November 2008.Tarō Asō meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House on 24 February 2009.Tarō Asō meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House on 24 February 2009.Tarō Asō meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Tokyo on 12 May 2009.Tarō Asō meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Tokyo on 12 May 2009.Tarō Asō shakes hands with then Secretary of State of U.S. Condoleezza Rice at APEC summit in 2005Tarō Asō shakes hands with then Secretary of State of U.S. Condoleezza Rice at APEC summit in 2005Malnourished Australian POWs forced to work at the Aso mining company, photographed in August 1945.Malnourished Australian POWs forced to work at the Aso mining company, photographed in August 1945.

In their own words 3

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3 statements, newest first

  1. Do I have to say something?

    Feb 2009, Meeting with Barack Obama (February 2009)., Own words

  2. Luckily, we Japanese have yellow faces.

    2007, Speech (2007)., Own words

  3. One culture, one civilization, one language, and one ethnic group.

    Nov 3, 2005, About Japan, as quoted in "Ghosts of Wartime Japan Haunt Koizumi's Cabinet" (3 November 2005), by Christopher Reed, New America Media., Own words

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Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Order of the Sun of Peru
Order of Friendship
Order of the Southern Cross

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Tarō Asō is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2021. He was the longest-serving Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Japanese history, having previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007 and as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from 2003 to 2005. He leads the Shikōkai faction within the LDP.

Country
Japan
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1940 · age 86

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