On this day, 36 years ago, on August 9, 1989 (July 8, 1989, the lunar calendar), Toshiki Kaifu became Prime Minister of Japan. Toshiki Kaifu was born in 1931 in Aichi Prefecture. Graduated from Waseda University in Law. Elected to the House of Representatives 11 consecutive times since 1960. He has served successively as Deputy Labor Minister, Chairman of the House Movement Committee, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, and Minister of Culture and Culture. He was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party on August 8, 1989, and formed a cabinet the next day. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed to vigorously promote political reform and continue to implement the basic national policy of moving from an economic power to a political power, and expressed the desire to further deepen the friendly relations between Japan and China. Author of "Choice for the Future".