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Prime Minister of JapanPolitics1878–1967

Shigeru Yoshida

Japanese diplomat and prime minister (1946–47, 1948–54) who rebuilt the country under the American occupation, accepted the pacifist Constitution, signed the San Francisco Treaty and set the Yoshida Doctrine: security with the US, effort on the economy.

Closest spectrum
Right
Closest ideology
Cultural Nationalism
Closest personality
Hayato Ikeda
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Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal22%
    Unitary78%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy60%
    Autocracy40%
  • Power

    Strong · Security
    Security75%
    Liberty25%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation76%
    Multiculturalism25%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Pacifist
    Militarist30%
    Pacifist70%
  • Intervention

    Balanced
    Non-interventionist48%
    Nationalist52%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Private
    Public38%
    Private63%
  • Control

    Leaning · Planning
    Planning65%
    Free market35%
  • Trade

    Balanced
    Protectionism56%
    Globalism44%
  • Religion

    Balanced
    Irreligious53%
    Religious47%
  • Morality

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive23%
    Traditionalist77%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology64%
    Biology36%

What sets Shigeru Yoshida apart

Most unusual position

Immigration

Shigeru Yoshida leans further toward assimilation than 84% of the 633 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 49Shigeru Yoshida 76

Of all the axes, Immigration is where Shigeru Yoshida stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Control

On Control, Shigeru Yoshida sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 64Shigeru Yoshida 65

Here they share common ground with most personalities.