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...speculation that followed Tanaka's announcement that he would resign as Premier, Miki was barely even considered a dark horse. It was widely assumed that only two L.D.P. elders, both with the backing of strong factions within the party, had a chance of succeeding Tanaka: Finance Minister Masayoshi Ohira, 64, who enjoyed the outgoing Premier's support, and former Finance Minister Takeo Fukuda, 69. Although he had previously been a candidate for the premiership, Miki (see box following page) could count on the backing of only a minor bloc within the party. Moreover, he had the reputation...
With Tanaka reduced to caretaker status, L.D.P. leaders began the complex bargaining that will result in a consensus on a successor, possibly this week. Tanaka's own choice is Finance Minister Masayoshi Ohira, 64. His chief rival is former Finance Minister Takeo Fukuda, 69, a sleepy-looking veteran politician who was runner-up to Tanaka in the party election of 1972. Although a conservative, Fukuda has long called for reform of Japan's system of "money power," and this may make him more palatable to the party leaders as a symbol of belated reform...
Treading Tenderly. Although Tanaka's fortunes are at their lowest ever, no one is willing to count him out. Last week he moved swiftly to stem a total collapse of his Cabinet by shifting one of his loyal followers, Masayoshi Ohira, 64, from Foreign Minister to Fukuda's post at Finance. He named two other well-known and respected L.D.P. veterans to the other vacant posts: Toshio Kimura, 65, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Kichizo Hosoda, 62, to Hori's old job. From now on, however, the abrasive, aggressive Tanaka will have to tread much...
...Masayoshi Ohira, LL.D., Foreign Minister of Japan...
...CENTO nations last week to Deputy Secretary Kenneth Rush. Kissinger also had had to postpone Capitol Hill appearances to testify on such matters as the upcoming defense budget, while foreign ministers of other nations who wanted to see him had to either take potluck-as Japan's Masayoshi Ohira did last week, and missed-or else postpone visits to Washington. Nonetheless, Kissinger was not out of touch with the State Department; since April 28, when he left Washington, 1,500 cables have passed between him and his staff at State, either through the U.S. consulate general in Jerusalem...