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affiliation
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Japan Rugby Football Union
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approvalRatingCharacteristic
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persistently low public support
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birthDate
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1937-07-14
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birthPlace
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Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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cabinet
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Cabinet of Japan
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surface form:
Mori Cabinet
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countryOfCitizenship
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Japan
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education
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Waseda University
NERFINISHED
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era
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Heisei
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surface form:
Heisei period
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fieldOfStudy
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Commerce
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gender
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male
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ideology
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conservatism
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instanceOf
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Japanese politician
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instanceOf
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human
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instanceOf
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prime minister
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knownFor
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controversial remarks
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knownFor
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low approval ratings as prime minister
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languageSpoken
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Japanese
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legislativeBody
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Diet of Japan
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memberOfPoliticalParty
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Liberal Democratic Party
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surface form:
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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name
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Yoshirō Mori
NERFINISHED
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nativeName
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森喜朗
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notableEventDuringTerm
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Japan–Soviet relations
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surface form:
Japan–Russia territorial negotiations
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notableEventDuringTerm
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economic stagnation in Japan
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notableGaffe
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“divine nation with the Emperor at its center” remark
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officeEndTime
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2001-04-26
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officeHeld
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Prime Minister of Japan
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officeStartTime
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2000-04-05
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parliamentaryConstituency
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Ishikawa 2nd district
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politicalFaction
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LDP Mori faction
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positionHeld
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Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
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positionHeld
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Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
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surface form:
Minister of Education of Japan
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positionHeld
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Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan
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positionHeld
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President of the Japan Rugby Football Union
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positionHeld
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President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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positionHeld
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President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee
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positionHeld
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Prime Minister of Japan
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precededBy
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Keizō Obuchi
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predecessorAsLDPPresident
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Keizō Obuchi
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reasonForResignation
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public backlash over sexist remarks
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regionRepresented
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Ishikawa Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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religion
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Shinto
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resignedFromPosition
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President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee
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spouse
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Chieko Mori
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succeededBy
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Junichiro Koizumi
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successorAsLDPPresident
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Junichiro Koizumi
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termLengthAsPrimeMinister
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about one year
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