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fauna the animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. The term is recorded from the late 18th century, and is a modern Latin application of
Fauna, the name of a rural goddess, sister of
Faunus.
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 "Japan Times (Tokyo, Japan)")
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Sato pleads innocent to bribery: Ex-governor, brother allegedly took money from builders.
Newspaper article from: Japan Times (Tokyo, Japan); 6/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...Former Fukushima Gov. Eisaku Sato, 67, and his brother...life to his job," Yuji Sato told the court in a tearful...bids that took place under Eisaku's management. The alleged...practice involving the Sato brothers came to light...
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Sato aide corroborates Japan-U.S. nuke pact disclosure.
Newspaper article from: Japan Policy & Politics; 5/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...former aide to the late Prime Minister Eisaku Sato has given corroboration to the 1994...Minoru Kusuda, head secretary to Sato while he was premier from 1964 to...about a 1969 secret pact signed by Sato and Nixon which allowed the U.S...
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Sato requests U.S. to use nukes if Japan engaged in war with China: declassified documents
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 12/21/2008; 429 words
; Sato requests U.S. to use nukes if Japan engaged...documents TOKYO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Eisaku Sato, then Japanese prime minister requested...China's successful nuclear test in 1965, Sato said in talks with then U.S. Defense Secretary...
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LEAD: Fukushima Gov. Sato OKs restart of 2nd reactor.
Newspaper article from: Japan Energy Scan; 8/18/2003; 586 words
; ...3RD AND 8TH PARAS) Fukushima Gov. Eisaku Sato approved Tuesday the restart of a...to have falsified safety reports. Sato gave the go-ahead to restart the...reactor's safety on its own, and Sato gave his approval following a conference...
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 "Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan)")
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Former Fukushima, Japan, governor arrested on suspicion of receiving bribes.
Newspaper article from: Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan); 10/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...Former Fukushima Gov. Eisaku Sato meddled in the bidding...the project. However, Sato reportedly avoided any...construction companies. "Eisaku didn't ask the officials...investigators suspect Eisaku Sato knew his brother and the...
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2 held over suspected bid-rigging in Fukushima.
Newspaper article from: Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan); 9/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...prosecutors searched locations including Sato Kogyo's head office in Fukushima...66-year-old chairman, Katsumi Sato. The homes of Ryo Ebana, 77, a...close supporter of Fukushima Gov. Eisaku Sato, according to sources. The two suspects...
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Japan in '65 sought US nuclear shield versus China
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/21/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Washington as the Japanese leader, Eisaku Sato told then-U.S. Defense Secretary...conflicts. But the new details of Sato's discussions with the U.S. reveal...first atomic bomb on Oct. 16, 1964. Sato, in office from 1964 to 1972, also...
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Japan asked US to use nukes against China in 1965.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 12/22/2008; 662 words
; ...s longest serving Prime Minister Eisaku Sato during his first trip to Washington...were at their coldest level ever. Sato told the then US defence secretary...news agency reported. The request by Sato came even as Japan, the only country...
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Report: CIA Aided Japan Right-Wing
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/10/1994; 481 words
; ...U.S. administration that Japanese Finance Minister Eisaku Sato had sought U.S. contributions for the 1958 parliamentary elections. "Eisaku Sato . . . has tried to put the bite on us for financial help...
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 "Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan)")
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Contractor chairman held in Fukushima bid-rigging scandal.
Newspaper article from: Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan); 9/8/2006; 654 words
; ...Fukushima prefectural government. Katsumi Sato, 66, is suspected of conspiring...Yamaki, 47, an executive officer of Sato Kogyo, and Masao Tsuji, 59, head...a key supporter of Fukushima Gov. Eisaku Sato -- were arrested Monday. The suspects...
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Eisaku Sato
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Eisaku Sato Eisaku Sato (1901-1975) was a Japanese political leader who served as prime minister longer than anyone else in Japanese history. Under his leadership Japan gradually began to translate its immense economic strength into enhanced...
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Sato, Eisaku
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Sato, Eisaku (1901–75) Japanese statesman, prime minister (1964–72). Sato held a number of cabinet posts (1948...of relations with South Korea (1965). Sato negotiated the return (1972) of Okinawa...
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Nobusuke Kishi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...brother and took the family name of Kishi. The Sato and Kishi families were of samurai descent...environment. His older brother, Ichiro Sato, became a rear admiral; his younger brother, Eisaku Sato, became prime minister in 1965; and an...
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Fujitsu Limited
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...simply adopted existing U.S. technology to rebuild the country ’ s telephone grid. A coalition led by Eisaku Sato, however, convinced the government to instead form a new public utility, Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT...
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Kakuei Tanaka
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...also minister of finance (1962-65) and minister of international trade and industry (1971-72) before succeeding Eisaku Sato as prime minister. He was more colorful and somewhat more reformist than most of postwar Japan's other Liberal Democratic...
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