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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

The church was officially recognized as a religion in Japan near the height of the Cold War during the 1960s amid an anti-communist movement supported by Mr. Abe’s grandfather, former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.

From Washington Times Oct. 15, 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 static apparatus Kishi describes as closely similar in form to that of the gray mouse.

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

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