" But Hiromu Nonaka, considered the shadow shogun of Obuchi's administration, said last fall that Mori "lacks quality as a politician.
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Takeshita's predecessor as a shadow shogun, Tanaka Kakuei, also had a short tenure as premier and resigned because of various scandals.
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Even after he resigned as prime minister, Tanaka was head of the LDP's largest faction and was the country's yami shogun (shadow shogun).
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Speculation always mounts when a major political figure drops out of sight, especially when the individual is a "shadow shogun, " thought to pull power levers behind the scene.
Others call him a shadow shogun, for his back-room dealing.
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That left Takeshita as the last shadow shogun.
So could Obuchi be the next shadow shogun?
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