Also, in 1941, Takeshita used his influence to arrange a demonstration of aikido by Ueshiba at the Imperial Palace.
Isamu Noguchi | Noboru Takeshita | The Garden's dedication tablet, with calligraphy by Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita | Takeshita Street | Isamu Takeshita | Isamu Sonoda |
When Roosevelt took to learning judo (then known as jiu-jitsu) from Yamashita Yoshiaki in March and April 1904 and trained in the White House, Loeb and the President's Japanese naval attaché, Isamu Takeshita, were his training partners.