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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

The Unification Church obtained legal status as a religious organization in Japan in 1968 amid an anti-communist movement supported by Abe’s grandfather, former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

The only important respects in which Kishi found the membranous labyrinth, that is, the canals and the ear sacs, of the dancer to differ from that of the gray mouse are the following.

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

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