He stole the hearts and minds of many people in South Africa, and undoubtedly throughout the world, when he walked on to the stage at the 13th International Aids Conference in Durban last year and told the audience of his plight. Nkosi’s story shows us what we can achieve, no matter who we are or what age we are.
The Bank of Japan was established that very same year. Truth be told, Okuma, back when he was still a member of the government, proposed a plan for building Japan's first central bank (Bank of Japan [1982], pp.77-79).