JAPAN: Shock of a Fallen Samurai

Ohira dies ten days before an uncertain election

His nickname, "the Bull," was well deserved. At an age when most elder statesmen stay at home, Japan's Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira, 70, went charging all over the world. Last January he personally promoted his pet project, the concept of Pacific Basin cooperation, by traveling to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. A staunch U.S. ally, Ohira came to the U.S. to talk to President Carter last month before he visited Mexico and traveled to Canada to renew his acquaintance with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. When he learned of Tito's death,...