Scrolling through Youtube I found the video of his assasination, by the hands of Otoya Yamaguchi, a 17 year old nationalist. Comments mention that this was necessary for the greater good of Japan, because otherwise Japan would have turned heavily socialist.
If he survived (and very probably won the Prime Minister seat), what would have happened with Japan as a whole? Would she had turned to Mao and China, maybe seeking help from the Soviet Union instead of the US, how this would affect Japan-America relationship?
If he survived (and very probably won the Prime Minister seat), what would have happened with Japan as a whole? Would she had turned to Mao and China, maybe seeking help from the Soviet Union instead of the US, how this would affect Japan-America relationship?