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Kishi

American  
[kee-shee] / ˈki ʃi /

noun

  1. Nobusuke 1896–1987, Japanese statesman: premier 1958–60.


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Nobusuke Kishi in the 1950s argued for Japan to have a more normal military posture.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

A red, trompe-l’oeil wrapping cloth by the young artist Yu Tanaka sits across from a piece by Eiko Kishi whose knobbly, blue and white finish and abstract triangular planes evoke a Star Wars spaceship.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

Former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, Abe’s grandfather, helped the church take root in Japan in the 1960s over shared interests in conservative and anti-communist causes.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 8, 2023

Reuters contacted 15 leading Japanese defence manufacturers, whose CEOs the defence ministry invited to talks with then- defence minister Nobuo Kishi in April, and in January with his successor, Yasukazu Hamada.

From Reuters ● Mar. 15, 2023

The anatomical papers of Alexander and Kishi appeared at about the same time, and since neither contains a reference to the other, it is evident that the investigations were carried on almost simultaneously.

From The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior by Robert M. Yerkes

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