ASHIDA'S WAR DIARY

National | ASHIDA'S WAR DIARY Aug 17, 2014

The realist behind the idealist Constitution

by Reiji Yoshida

A mystery surrounding late Prime Minister Hitoshi Ashida was his postwar call for Japan to re-militarize despite constitutional limits imposed by war-renouncing Article 9.

National | ASHIDA'S WAR DIARY Aug 15, 2014

Former PM Ashida had many faces, grandson says

by Reiji Yoshida

Hitoshi Ashida was born to a wealthy Kyoto farming family, spoke three languages and had a doctorate in international law, but also had many faces, his grandson recalls.