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What the Soarer and Porsche Had in Common for Jiro Shirasu: A Look Back at Japan’s Motori...
Jiro Shirasu was a leading Japanese businessman in the postwar era, famously described by the GHQ as “the only Japanese who would not be obedient.” I’ve long admired him, and once had the chance to visit his former home, Buan-so. Shirasu was known not only as Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida’s trusted right-hand man, but also as a lifelong car enthusiast. While studying at Cambridge, he owned a 1924 Bentley 3-Litre Speed Model and a Bugatti....