1901-1975. Japanese conservative politician,
prime minister 1964-72. He contested Hayato
Ikeda (1899-1965) for the Liberal Democratic
Party leadership and succeeded him as prime
minister, pledged to a more independent
foreign policy. He shared a Nobel Prize for
Peace in 1974 for his rejection of nuclear
weapons. His brother Nobosuke Kishi
(1896-1987) was prime minister of Japan
1957-60.