Cover/obi: Has scratches, scuffs, edge wear, soiling, etc. Book: Has yellowing, soiling on the top, bottom, and side edges, etc. Volume 1: July 10, 1998, 2nd printing Volume 2: July 14, 1998, 3rd printing Publisher: Kodansha By Masaharu Gotoda Price: 1700 yen + tax each His youth, a tenacious and hardworking boy. From entering the Ministry of Home Affairs to conscription, and then defeat in the war. Entering the Metropolitan Police Department and reforming the police organization. The era as the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, with many incidents. And then, the path of a politician. A man who knows the truth of politics and bureaucracy reveals everything. Born in Tokushima Prefecture in 1914 (Taisho 3). After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo in 1939, he entered the Ministry of Home Affairs. After that, he served as Secretary-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary. In 1976, he was elected to the House of Representatives from the former Tokushima all-prefecture district, and has been elected 7 times since then. During that time, he served as Minister of Home Affairs, Chief Cabinet Secretary, and Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency, and served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice in the Miyazawa Cabinet. He announced his retirement from politics in September 1996, but in addition to his skills in crisis management for the nation, he is an "elder statesman" who has witnessed many political crises, and still has a great influence, with successive prime ministers and young lawmakers alike seeking his important judgments. His books include "What is Politics," "Chief Cabinet Secretary," and "Politics and Bureaucracy." (Shelf 3-3, listing date 70416)