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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

Then Kiichiro Hiranuma, president of the Privy Council, who had been specially invited to attend by Hirohito, proposed asking for the Emperor's opinion, shocking everyone into silence.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1936 the society was disbanded because Baron Hiranuma had become president of the Privy Council, and as an adviser to the throne was considered above politics.

From Time Magazine Archive

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