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He was born in Shiga Prefecture and attended the Kobe University of Commerce . After serving in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, he entered politics, winning election to the Diet of Japan in 1960.

Uno's main action as prime minister was to institute the country's first consumption tax , which immediately caused an uproar among many voters and led to the Japan Socialist PartyThe Japan Socialist Party (in Japanese Nihon Shakai-to was a former Japanese political party with a socialist, left-wing ideology, which functioned between 1945 and 1996. History The Japan Socialist Party was the first post-war political party to form aft's victory in the Tokyo metropolitan legislative election of 1989. Uno's government was also hurt by repercussive effects from the Recruit Scandal of 1988.

Uno eventually had to resign after less than three months amid a sex scandal revealed by a geishaGeisha are traditional Japanese artist-entertainers. The word geisha literally means "art person" or "artisan. Geisha were very common in the 18th and 19th centuries, and are still in existence today, although their numbers are dwindling. The geisha tradi. The controversy surrounding Uno's extramarital affair was more focused on irresponsibility rather than immorality; Uno supposedly did not support his mistress, at the least not with an appropriate amount, which led her to complain publicly. The story was not widely publicized in Japan until a Washington Post reporter picked up the story from the Mainichi ShimbunThe Mainichi Shimbun (, lit. Daily News") is one of Japan's largest newspapers. It is headquartered in Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It was formed by the merger of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun (, lit. Tokyo Daily News") and the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun,, bringing international attention to Uno.

Following Uno's resignation, most LDP lawmakers refused to associate with him, and he quickly lost control over his faction within the party.

He died in MoriyamaMoriyama (; -shi) is a city located in Shiga, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 68,306 and the density of 1,543. 29 persons per km². The total area is 44. The city was founded on July 1, 1970. External links in Japanese..