In 1978, Japanese Prime Minister TakeoFukuda resigned after defeat in a party poll.
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Late Prime Minister TakeoFukuda created the award in 1977.
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He likes to describe himself as a ramen-noodle shop, dwarfed by two skyscrapers, for his native Gunma prefecture is also home to two former prime ministers, Yasuhiro Nakasone and TakeoFukuda.