Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Takeshita Noboru (竹下 登 February 26,1924 - June 19,2000) was a Japanese politician and the 74th Prime Minister from November 6,1987 to June 3,1989. He was born in Shimane prefecture. The recruit scandal forced him to resign. See also: Politics of Japan, Kanemaru Shin Preceded by: Nakasone Yasuhiro Prime ministers of Japan Succeeded by: Uno Sosuke This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.