Kakuei Tanaka: Political Biography of Modern Japan Jon Katz Publication Date: 05 Sep 2016

Publication Date: 05 Sep 2016

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Kakuei Tanaka: Political Biography of Modern Japan Jon Katz Publication Date: 05 Sep 2016Fascination alone is one reason for writing a book about Kakuei Tanaka. Neglect is another. A third reason is to inject an element of humanism into what is often described as the byzantine world of Japanese politics. A fourth and final reason is that the life of Kakuei Tanaka spans the entire breadth of modern Japanese history.