Yoshirou Mori
Yoshirou Mori (森 喜朗) was prime minister of Japan.
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History
Mori was elected to the diet in 1969 for the LDP.
He was implicated in the Recruit scandal.
Following the death of Keizou Obuchi in office, Mori was elected party leader and prime minister.
Spurred by gaffes and scandals, Mori's approval ratings plummeted. In large part thanks to whipping by secretary general Hiromu Nonaka (野中 廣務), a vote of no confidence coordinated by Koichi Kato (加藤 紘一) and Taku Yamasaki (山崎 拓) failed. Nonetheless he was forced to resign by April 6th, 2001. The ensuing leadership contest was won by Junichiro Koizumi.