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Kuniaki Koiso

Kuniaki Koiso was a Japanese politician and military officer who served as Prime Minister from 1944 to 1945 during World War II. He was involved in Japan’s wartime government and held various military and governmental positions. Koiso’s tenure was marked by Japan’s ongoing war efforts and eventual surrender. After the war, he was arrested but later released and retired from politics. His leadership is often associated with Japan’s wartime decisions, and he is remembered as a significant but controversial figure in Japan’s modern history.