Word: sprawled
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...father was an intimate, and he has been a protégé, of Prince Kimmochi Saionji, last of the Genro (Elder Statesmen), who at 90 is almost a demigod. Prince Konoye is one of a handful who can come & go at the Imperial Household at will, and can sprawl in a chair before the Emperor. He is said to be the only man in Japan who has said no, pointblank, to Hirohito. He has been President of the House of Peers (1933-37) and Premier (1937-39). Imperial consorts and regents are picked from his family. Not even...