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Shinji Sato (politician)

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Shinji Sato (佐藤 信二 Satō Shinji, February 8, 1932 - May 3, 2016) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives (1979-2000 and 2003-2005) and House of Councillors (1974-1979), as Minister of International Trade and Industry (1996-1997), and as Minister of Transport (1988-1989). He was the second son of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato.[1]

Sato announced in 2012 that he had a document signed between his father and U.S. President Richard Nixon that would allow American nuclear weapons to be brought to Okinawa in emergencies.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ex-trade minister Shinji Sato dies at 84". The Japan Times. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2020-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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