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Hiranuma

American  
[hee-rah-noo-mah] / hiˈrɑ nʊˌmɑ /

noun

  1. Baron Kiichiro 1867?–1952, Japanese statesman.


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"We buy the glass eels, which we raise in these tanks," said Takayuki Hiranuma, president of a high-tech aquaculture farm that operates the restaurant.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

"It's a luxury dish that we eat to treat ourselves or to celebrate an occasion," Yukiko Takahashi, a 52-year-old saleswoman told AFP as she tucked into her food at Hiranuma Suisan.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

"This is a point that worries us greatly," Hiranuma said.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Of Baron Hiranuma it is said that "naturally he can have no friends" but that for years he has been locked in a close understanding with famed General Sadao Araki, Militarist Extraordinary.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was widely and correctly interpreted as a crack at Home Minister Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, most powerful conservative leader in Japan but a notorious conference-holder.

From Time Magazine Archive

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