Sōsuke Uno
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| Sōsuke Uno 宇野 宗佑 |
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| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 3 June 1989 – 10 August 1989 |
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| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Noboru Takeshita |
| Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
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| Born | 27 August 1922 Shiga, Japan |
| Died | 21 November 1998 (aged 76) Moriyama, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Kobe University of Commerce |
Sōsuke Uno (宇野 宗佑 Uno Sōsuke, August 27, 1922 – May 19, 1998) was a Japanese politician and the 75th Prime Minister of Japan from June 3, 1989 to August 10, 1989.
He was born in Shiga Prefecture and attended the Kobe University of Commerce. After serving in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, he entered politics, winning election to the Diet of Japan in 1960.
Uno's main action as prime minister was to institute the country's first consumption tax, which immediately caused an uproar among many voters and led to the Japan Socialist Party's victory in the Tokyo metropolitan legislative election of 1989. Uno's government was also hurt by repercussive effects from the Recruit Scandal of 1988. Uno assumed office on June 3, 1989.
Uno eventually had to resign after less than three months amid a sex scandal revealed by a geisha.[citation needed] The controversy surrounding Uno's extramarital affair was more focused on irresponsibility rather than immorality; Uno supposedly did not support his mistress, at the least not with an appropriate amount, which led her to complain publicly. The story was not widely publicized in Japan until a Washington Post reporter picked up the story from the Mainichi Shimbun, bringing international attention to Uno.
Following Uno's resignation, most LDP lawmakers refused to associate with him,[citation needed] and he quickly lost control over his faction within the party.
He died in Moriyama, Shiga.
[edit] References
- West, Mark D. 2006: Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States. 368 p. ISBN 978-0-226-89408-9 Chicago University Press
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| Preceded by Tadashi Kuranari |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1987–1989 |
Succeeded by Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Preceded by Noboru Takeshita |
Prime Minister of Japan 1989 |
Succeeded by Toshiki Kaifu |
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