Zastával též funkce ministra spravedlnosti (1923–1924), ministra vnitra (1940–1941), předsedy Nejvyšší soudu (1921–1923) a v letech 1936–1939 a 1945 byl předsedou Tajné rady (poradní sbor císaře).
Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto and his friend Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino have been playing table tennis together since they were kids, but as they enter high school, they find that the game, and how they see it, has changed.