Hideo Hatoyama (2 February 1884 – 29 January 1946) was a Japanese jurist whose writings about civil law were…
Hideo Hatoyama (2 February 1884 – 29 January 1946) was a Japanese jurist whose writings about civil law were influential in pre-World War II Japan. Hatoyama was part of the prominent Hatoyama family. His father Kazuo Hatoyama was speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan during the Meiji era, and his brother Ichirō Hatoyama was an influential politician and minister in the 1930s and 40s. Through him, Hideo Hatoyama was able to exert great influence on Japanese jurisprudence. After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University in 1908 and subsequent graduate studies in France and Germany, he taught law at his alma mater from 1916 to 1926, after which he worked as a lawyer and left his professorship to his student Sakae Wagatsuma. Hatoyama wrote influential treatises and textbooks on legal transactions (1910) and the law of obligations (1916), but his ideas fell out of fashion after Izotaro Suehiro's attacks on German-style jurisprudence of concepts. Fluent in English, Hatoyama was a member of the Anglican Church in Japan and for many years served as the elected warden of St. Barnabas' Church in Ushigome.
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Tadaatsu Ishiguro (石黒 忠篤, Ishiguro Tadaatsu; 9 January 1884 – 10 March 1960) was a bureaucrat, politician, and cabinet…
Tadaatsu Ishiguro (石黒 忠篤, Ishiguro Tadaatsu; 9 January 1884 – 10 March 1960) was a bureaucrat, politician, and cabinet minister in the government of the pre-war Empire of Japan, as well as in post-war Japan.
Sukenari Yokoyama (1 January 1884 – 27 March 1963) was a Japanese politician who served twice as governor of Hiroshima…
Sukenari Yokoyama (1 January 1884 – 27 March 1963) was a Japanese politician who served twice as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1927–1928 and 1943–1944.
Yoshishige Abe (安倍 能成, Abe Yoshishige; 23 December 1883 – 7 June 1966) was a philosopher, educator, and statesman in…
Yoshishige Abe (安倍 能成, Abe Yoshishige; 23 December 1883 – 7 June 1966) was a philosopher, educator, and statesman in Shōwa period Japan. As Minister of Education in the immediate post-war era, he oversaw major reforms to the Japanese educational system.
Okada Shinichirō (岡田信一郎) (20 November 1883 – 4 April 1932) was a prominent Japanese architect who practiced in the…
Okada Shinichirō (岡田信一郎) (20 November 1883 – 4 April 1932) was a prominent Japanese architect who practiced in the early twentieth century. Okada taught at Waseda University and Tokyo School of Fine Arts. While he was well-known for tendency for European styles, he also produced work in the Imperial Crown style (帝冠様式, Teikanyōshiki). One example is the Biwako Otsukan in Yanagasaki Lakeside Park, Shiga Prefecture.
Gen-ichi Koidzumi (小泉 源一, Koizumi Gen'ichi; 1 November 1883 – 21 December 1953) was a Japanese botanist, author of…
Gen-ichi Koidzumi (小泉 源一, Koizumi Gen'ichi; 1 November 1883 – 21 December 1953) was a Japanese botanist, author of several papers and monographs on phytogeography including work on roses and Amygdaloideae (Rosaceae), maples (Aceraceae), mulberries (the genus Morus), and many other plants. His name is sometimes transliterated as Gen’ichi or Gen-Iti, or as Koizumi.
Yoichi Ueno (上野 陽一, Ueno Yōichi; October 28, 1883 - October 15, 1957) is a Japanese scholar in the fields of management…
Yoichi Ueno (上野 陽一, Ueno Yōichi; October 28, 1883 - October 15, 1957) is a Japanese scholar in the fields of management science and industrial psychology and founder of SANNO Institute of Management. He has been called the "father of Japanese administrative science". A graduate of the Philosophy Faculty of Tokyo Imperial University, with a specialization in psychology, Mr. Ueno shifted his research focus to issues in business administration and management, and became a specialist in scientific management. His son Goichi Ueno played a role in Dark Souls 2 quality assurance.
Hisao Tanabe (田辺 尚雄, Tanabe Hisao; August 16, 1883 – March 5, 1984) was a Japanese musicologist responsible for…
Hisao Tanabe (田辺 尚雄, Tanabe Hisao; August 16, 1883 – March 5, 1984) was a Japanese musicologist responsible for initiating the study of Asian music in Japan.
Hiroshi Kawabuchi (15 August 1883 – 1 October 1946) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima…
Hiroshi Kawabuchi (15 August 1883 – 1 October 1946) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from July 1929 to May 1931. He was governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1925–1927) and Fukuoka Prefecture (1931). He was mayor of Kōchi, Kōchi from 1936 to 1941.
Naoya Shiga (志賀直哉, Shiga Naoya) Japanese pronunciation: [ɕi.ɡa (|) na(ꜜ).o.ja, ɕi.ŋa-], February 20, 1883 – October 21…
Naoya Shiga (志賀直哉, Shiga Naoya) Japanese pronunciation: [ɕi.ɡa (|) na(ꜜ).o.ja, ɕi.ŋa-], February 20, 1883 – October 21, 1971 was a Japanese writer active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan, whose work was distinguished by its lucid, straightforward style and strong autobiographical overtones.
Ichirō Hatoyama (鳩山 一郎, Hatoyama Ichirō; 1 January 1883 – 7 March 1959) was a Japanese politician who served as prime…
Ichirō Hatoyama (鳩山 一郎, Hatoyama Ichirō; 1 January 1883 – 7 March 1959) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1954 to 1956. During his tenure he oversaw the formation of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and restored official relations with the Soviet Union. Hatoyama was born in Tokyo as the eldest son of politician Kazuo Hatoyama. After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University, he practiced law before entering political life, and was first elected to the Diet in 1915 as a member of the Rikken Seiyūkai. He served as chief cabinet secretary under Giichi Tanaka from 1927 to 1929, and minister of education under Tsuyoshi Inukai and Makoto Saitō from 1931 to 1934. He was one of the leading members of the Seiyukai prior to its dissolution in 1940, and during the Pacific War opposed the cabinet of Hideki Tōjō. In 1945, Hatoyama founded the Liberal Party, which became the largest party in the first post-war election, but he was purged by the American occupation authorities before taking office, and handed the post to Shigeru Yoshida. Hatoyama was de-purged in 1951, but his conflict with Yoshida over the leadership split the Liberal Party in two. Hatoyama then founded the Democratic Party in 1954. In 1954, Hatoyama ousted Yoshida and finally succeeded him as prime minister. In 1955, his Democratic Party and the Liberal Party, formerly led by Yoshida, merged to form the Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics ever since. During his tenure, Hatoyama attempted to push through an electoral reform to ensure a two-party system in order to revise the constitution's pacifist Article 9, but failed in both efforts. In 1956, he restored diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, ending the formal state of war which had existed since 1945, and secured Japan's entry into the United Nations before he resigned. Hatoyama is the grandfather of Yukio Hatoyama, who served as prime minister from 2009 to 2010.
Katsuzō Toyota (Japanese: 豊田勝蔵; 27 December 1882 – 23 November 1939) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (5 August 1926…
Katsuzō Toyota (Japanese: 豊田勝蔵; 27 December 1882 – 23 November 1939) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (5 August 1926 – 27 July 1927). He was also mayor of Hagi, Yamaguchi and Governor of Fukui Prefecture (1924–1926). He was a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University. He was a member of the Government-General of Taiwan.
Shin'ichi Sagami (佐上 信一, Sagami Shin'ichi; 19 December 1882 – 29 November 1943) was a Japanese Home Ministry bureaucrat…
Shin'ichi Sagami (佐上 信一, Sagami Shin'ichi; 19 December 1882 – 29 November 1943) was a Japanese Home Ministry bureaucrat who served as governor of Okayama Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, and Kyoto Prefecture, and as the 21st Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency.
Shigenori Tōgō (東郷 茂徳, Tōgō Shigenori; 10 December 1882 – 23 July 1950) was Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Empire…
Shigenori Tōgō (東郷 茂徳, Tōgō Shigenori; 10 December 1882 – 23 July 1950) was Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Empire of Japan at both the start and the end of the Pacific War. He also served as Minister of Colonial Affairs in 1941, and assumed the same position, renamed the Minister for Greater East Asia, in 1945.
Takenoshin Nakai (中井 猛之進, Nakai Takenoshin; November 27, 1882, Gifu Prefecture – December 6, 1952) was a Japanese…
Takenoshin Nakai (中井 猛之進, Nakai Takenoshin; November 27, 1882, Gifu Prefecture – December 6, 1952) was a Japanese botanist. In 1919 and 1930, he published papers on the plants of Japan and Korea, including the genus Cephalotaxus. Between 1943 and 1945, during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Takenoshin Nakai was the director of 's Lands Plantentuin in Batavia (now Bogor Botanical Gardens in Bogor).
Miekichi Suzuki (鈴木 三重吉, Suzuki Miekichi; September 29, 1882 – June 27, 1936) was a Japanese novelist and author of…
Miekichi Suzuki (鈴木 三重吉, Suzuki Miekichi; September 29, 1882 – June 27, 1936) was a Japanese novelist and author of children's stories from Hiroshima.
Viscount Kintomo Mushanokōji (武者小路 公共, Mushanokōji Kintomo; August 29, 1882 – April 21, 1962) (also spelled Mushakoji)…
Viscount Kintomo Mushanokōji (武者小路 公共, Mushanokōji Kintomo; August 29, 1882 – April 21, 1962) (also spelled Mushakoji) was a Japanese diplomat before and during World War II.
Kwanichi Terazawa (寺沢 寛一, Terazawa Kan'ichi; July 15, 1882 – February 5, 1969) was a Japanese mathematician and…
Kwanichi Terazawa (寺沢 寛一, Terazawa Kan'ichi; July 15, 1882 – February 5, 1969) was a Japanese mathematician and administrator. Terazawa was born in Yonezawa, graduated from the Imperial University of Tokyo in 1908 following the study of physics, and earned his D.Sc. degree in 1917. His career at the Imperial University of Tokyo lasted from 1918 to his retirement in 1949 where he was professor of physics, while having served as professor at the Aeronautical Research Institute for nineteen of those years. He served as the director of that institution in 1942–1943 and as professor at the Earthquake Research Institute from 1936 to 1942 (and as director in 1938–1942). For the period 1938-1943 he was employed as dean of the Faculty of Science and in 1951 he was received at the Japan Academy.
Shinpei Ogura (小倉進平, Ogura Shinpei; June 4, 1882 – February 8, 1944) was a Japanese linguist who studied the Korean…
Shinpei Ogura (小倉進平, Ogura Shinpei; June 4, 1882 – February 8, 1944) was a Japanese linguist who studied the Korean language. Ogura is well-known in Korea for his contributions to Korean linguistics, with much of his field work and studies considered invaluable resources even in recent years. Ogura made a number of landmark firsts in the field; he was the first person to decipher hyangga poetry documents. He is also considered the first modern researcher of Korean dialects, and traveled throughout the peninsula doing field research. The data he collected on dialects are still widely referred to, especially because the division of Korea in 1945 has made it difficult to study dialects on opposite ends of the peninsula. In Korean, he is sometimes called Soch'ang Chinp'yŏng (Korean: 소창진평), the Korean Hanja reading of his name.
Mokichi Saitō (斎藤 茂吉, Saitō Mokichi; Japanese pronunciation: [sai.toː (|) mo.kʲi̥.tɕi], May 14, 1882 – February 25…
Mokichi Saitō (斎藤 茂吉, Saitō Mokichi; Japanese pronunciation: [sai.toː (|) mo.kʲi̥.tɕi], May 14, 1882 – February 25, 1953) was a Japanese poet of the Taishō period, a member of the Araragi school of tanka, and a psychiatrist. Mokichi was born in the village of Kanakame, now part of Kaminoyama, Yamagata in 1882. He attended Tokyo Imperial University Medical School and, upon graduation in 1911, joined the staff of Sugamo Hospital (present-day Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital) where he began his study of psychiatry. He later directed Aoyama Hospital, a psychiatric facility. Mokichi studied tanka under Itō Sachio, a disciple of Masaoka Shiki and leader, after his master's death, of the Negishi Tanka Society; Sachio also edited the society's official journal Ashibi. This magazine, due to Sachio's increasing commitment to other literary activities, was subsequently replaced by Araragi in 1908. The publication in 1913 of Mokichi's first collection of tanka, Shakkō ("Red Light") was an immediate sensation with the broader public. The first edition collected the poet's work from the years 1905-1913 and included 50 tanka sequences (rensaku), with the autobiographical "My Mother is Dying" (死にたまふ母, Shinitamafuhaha) being perhaps the most celebrated sequence in the book. Mokichi's career as a poet spanned almost 50 years. At the time of his death at the age of 70, he had published seventeen poetry collections which include "14,200 or so poems," the collected works being overwhelmingly devoted to tanka. In 1950 he received the inaugural Yomiuri Prize for poetry. He received the Order of Culture in 1951. Mokichi was the family doctor of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and may have unknowingly played an indirect role in the latter's suicide. He also wrote philological essays on waka of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro and of Minamoto no Sanetomo.
Kyōsuke Kindaichi (金田一 京助, Kindaichi Kyōsuke; May 5, 1882 – November 14, 1971) was a Japanese linguist, chiefly known…
Kyōsuke Kindaichi (金田一 京助, Kindaichi Kyōsuke; May 5, 1882 – November 14, 1971) was a Japanese linguist, chiefly known for his dictations of yukar, or sagas of the Ainu people, as well as his study of the Matagi dialect. He is the author of the dictionary Meikai Kokugo Jiten.
Jun Kawada (川田 順, Kawada Jun; 15 January 1882 – 22 January 1966) was a Japanese tanka poet and entrepreneur active…
Jun Kawada (川田 順, Kawada Jun; 15 January 1882 – 22 January 1966) was a Japanese tanka poet and entrepreneur active during the Shōwa period of Japan.
Ryōzō Kanehira (金平 亮三, Kanehira Ryōzō; January 1, 1882 – November 27, 1948) was a Japanese botanist. Kanehira undertook…
Ryōzō Kanehira (金平 亮三, Kanehira Ryōzō; January 1, 1882 – November 27, 1948) was a Japanese botanist. Kanehira undertook botanical expeditions into Taiwan, Peru, Palau, Kiribati, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea as well as describing the flora of Japan. His main collection and types are held at the herbarium of Kyushu University, with duplicate specimens distributed to A, B, BO, BISH, FU, GH, K, L, LA, NY, P, PNH, TI, US, and Z (Index Herbariorum acronyms).
Nobuchika "Shinkin" Sugimura (杉村 信近, Nobuchika Sugimura) was a Japanese inventor and patent attorney. He was the first…
Nobuchika "Shinkin" Sugimura (杉村 信近, Nobuchika Sugimura) was a Japanese inventor and patent attorney. He was the first chairman of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association.
Masao Kishimoto (Japanese: 岸本正雄) (19 October 1881 – 20 May 1963) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (17 December 1931…
Masao Kishimoto (Japanese: 岸本正雄) (19 October 1881 – 20 May 1963) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (17 December 1931 – 5 July 1932). He was Governor of Akita Prefecture (1922–1924), Yamagata Prefecture (1924), Okayama Prefecture (1927–1928) and Hiroshima Prefecture (1928–1929).
Shigeo Iwanami (岩波茂雄, Iwanami Shigeo; 27 August 1881 – 25 April 1946) was a publisher in the early Shōwa period Japan…
Shigeo Iwanami (岩波茂雄, Iwanami Shigeo; 27 August 1881 – 25 April 1946) was a publisher in the early Shōwa period Japan, and founder of Iwanami Shoten.
Kaoru Osanai (小山内 薫, Osanai Kaoru; July 26, 1881 – December 25, 1928), was a Japanese theater director, playwright, and…
Kaoru Osanai (小山内 薫, Osanai Kaoru; July 26, 1881 – December 25, 1928), was a Japanese theater director, playwright, and actor central in the development of modern Japanese theater.
Hisao Hayashi (林 寿夫, Hayashi Hisao; 2 May 1881 – 21 December 1963) was a Japanese politician who was Governor of the…
Hisao Hayashi (林 寿夫, Hayashi Hisao; 2 May 1881 – 21 December 1963) was a Japanese politician who was Governor of the South Seas Mandate from 1933 to 1936. He was mayor of Kawagoe, Saitama from 1931 to 1932. He was from Okayama Prefecture and a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University.
Yasuhiko Asahina (朝比奈泰彦 Asahina Yasuhiko; April 16, 1881 – June 30, 1975) was a Japanese chemist and lichenologist.…
Yasuhiko Asahina (朝比奈泰彦 Asahina Yasuhiko; April 16, 1881 – June 30, 1975) was a Japanese chemist and lichenologist. Asahina was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1951 and 1952, but did not win the award.
Ichiro Miyake (三宅 市郎, Miyake Ichirō; March 24, 1881 in Kushihara, Gifu – February 15, 1964 in Ōta, Tokyo) was a…
Ichiro Miyake (三宅 市郎, Miyake Ichirō; March 24, 1881 in Kushihara, Gifu – February 15, 1964 in Ōta, Tokyo) was a Japanese mycologist.
Jiro Yamagata (6 January 1881 – 9 January 1936) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima…
Jiro Yamagata (6 January 1881 – 9 January 1936) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from October 1923 to September 1925. He was also governor of Ishikawa Prefecture (1922–1923), Hyōgo Prefecture (1925–1927), and Kanagawa Prefecture (1929–1931).
Mitsusada Umetani (2 December 1880 – 27 September 1936) was a Japanese Home Ministry and Police Bureau government…
Mitsusada Umetani (2 December 1880 – 27 September 1936) was a Japanese Home Ministry and Police Bureau government official. He was born in Hyōgo Prefecture. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He was governor of Yamanashi Prefecture (1923–1924) and Nagano Prefecture (1924–1926).
Yoshisuke Aikawa (or Gisuke Ayukawa) (鮎川 義介, Aikawa Yoshisuke; 6 November 1880 – 13 February 1967) was a Japanese…
Yoshisuke Aikawa (or Gisuke Ayukawa) (鮎川 義介, Aikawa Yoshisuke; 6 November 1880 – 13 February 1967) was a Japanese entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, noteworthy as the founder and first president of the Nissan zaibatsu, one of Japan's most powerful business conglomerates around the time of the Second World War.
Takeshi Imamura (Japanese: 今村武志; 2 November 1880 – 21 August 1960) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (1932–1938) and…
Takeshi Imamura (Japanese: 今村武志; 2 November 1880 – 21 August 1960) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (1932–1938) and Mayor of Sendai (1942–1946). He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo and Tohoku University. He was a member of the Korean History Compilation Committee.
Gosuke Yokota (Japanese: 横田郷助; 23 September 1880 – 11 October 1931) was a Japanese government official who was the…
Gosuke Yokota (Japanese: 横田郷助; 23 September 1880 – 11 October 1931) was a Japanese government official who was the second Governor of the South Seas Mandate from 1923 until his death in 1931. He was from Yamaguchi Prefecture and graduated from Tokyo Imperial University.
Keiichi Aichi (愛知 敬一, Aichi Keiichi; July 25, 1880 – June 23, 1923) was a Japanese physicist. He served as a professor…
Keiichi Aichi (愛知 敬一, Aichi Keiichi; July 25, 1880 – June 23, 1923) was a Japanese physicist. He served as a professor of the physics department at the College of Science, Tohoku Imperial University. Aichi was born in Tokyo in 1880 and studied theoretical physics at University of Tokyo. He graduated in 1903 and in 1905 moved to Kyoto where he became an assistant professor at Kyoto University. Between 1908 and 1911 he studied in Germany and in 1912 defended his PhD at Tohoku Imperial University with recommendations from the chancellor. Soon after, he assumed the post of professor at the university's then newly established College of Science. In 1922, he served as an interpreter during the visit of Albert Einstein in Japan. Aichi died from food poisoning in 1923. His son was the politician Kiichi Aichi, who served consecutively as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance.
Kuraji Ishigaki (石垣 倉治, Ishigaki Kuraji; 16 July 1880 – 7 April 1942) was a Japanese politician. He was born in…
Kuraji Ishigaki (石垣 倉治, Ishigaki Kuraji; 16 July 1880 – 7 April 1942) was a Japanese politician. He was born in Yamagata Prefecture. He was governor of Nagano Prefecture (1931–1933) and mayor of Nagano, Nagano (October 1941–April 1942). He was a member of the Government-General of Taiwan. He died in office.
Gennosuke Fuse (布施 現之助, Fuse Gennosuke; January 24, 1880 in Otaru, Hokkaidō - December 12, 1946) was a Japanese…
Gennosuke Fuse (布施 現之助, Fuse Gennosuke; January 24, 1880 in Otaru, Hokkaidō - December 12, 1946) was a Japanese anatomist of the Meiji period. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University medical school. Then he studied abroad in Switzerland. He was assistant of the University of Zurich from 1907 to 1911 and from 1914 to 1916 and worked with Constantin von Monakow. His name is lent to the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus.
Suehiko Shiono (塩野季彦, Shiono Suehiko; born Shunpei Yamadera; 1 January 1880 – 7 January 1949) was a Japanese lawyer…
Suehiko Shiono (塩野季彦, Shiono Suehiko; born Shunpei Yamadera; 1 January 1880 – 7 January 1949) was a Japanese lawyer, politician and cabinet minister noted for his prosecution of high-profile cases of political crimes and thought crimes under the Peace Preservation Law of the Empire of Japan.
Gotō Zuigan (後藤 瑞巌; 1879–1965) was a Buddhist Rinzai Zen master the chief abbot of Myōshin-ji and Daitoku-ji temples…
Gotō Zuigan (後藤 瑞巌; 1879–1965) was a Buddhist Rinzai Zen master the chief abbot of Myōshin-ji and Daitoku-ji temples, and a past president of Hanazono University in Kyoto, also known as "Rinzai University".
Eiichi Baba (馬場 鍈一, Baba Eiichi; 5 October 1879 – 21 December 1937) was a bureaucrat and cabinet minister in early…
Eiichi Baba (馬場 鍈一, Baba Eiichi; 5 October 1879 – 21 December 1937) was a bureaucrat and cabinet minister in early Shōwa period Japan.
Shinobu Ishihara (石原 忍, Ishihara Shinobu; September 25, 1879 – January 3, 1963) was a Japanese ophthalmologist who…
Shinobu Ishihara (石原 忍, Ishihara Shinobu; September 25, 1879 – January 3, 1963) was a Japanese ophthalmologist who created the Ishihara color test to detect colour blindness. He was an army surgeon.
Yoshiaki Hatta (八田 嘉明, Hatta Yoshiaki; 14 September 1879 – 26 April 1964), was an engineer, entrepreneur, politician…
Yoshiaki Hatta (八田 嘉明, Hatta Yoshiaki; 14 September 1879 – 26 April 1964), was an engineer, entrepreneur, politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Upper House of the Diet of Japan, and five times as a cabinet minister.
Masanori Katsu (勝 正憲, Katsu Masanori; 21 May 1879 – 11 November 1957) was a Japanese bureaucrat, politician and cabinet…
Masanori Katsu (勝 正憲, Katsu Masanori; 21 May 1879 – 11 November 1957) was a Japanese bureaucrat, politician and cabinet minister in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of the Japan.
Ide Kaoru (井手薰,いで かおる, February 6, 1879 - May 11, 1944) was Chief Architect of the Governor-General's Office in Taiwan…
Ide Kaoru (井手薰,いで かおる, February 6, 1879 - May 11, 1944) was Chief Architect of the Governor-General's Office in Taiwan, when the island was part of the Japanese Empire. He held office in the Building and Repairs section of the Japanese Government-General in Taiwan, and was mainly involved with government and municipal building projects. His distinctive architectural ideas influenced the Taiwanese architectural profession. He was born in Gifu Prefecture Japan. Ide Kaoru favoured a "localisation" approach to Taiwan's architecture. He was influenced by Modernism, and in 1929 was elected President of the Taiwan Architectural Association (台湾建築学会, Taiwan Kenchiku Gakkai). He was an advocate of using reinforced concrete, and this featured in almost all his works. Seismic resistance was of the highest priority, as Taiwan is prone to earthquakes. Amongst Ide's most notable works was the Zhongshan Hall in Taipei, which remains in daily use today as a concert hall and cultural centre. Over the years, many receptions have been held there for heads of state and foreign dignitaries, and in 1992 it was designated a Class Two National Historical Site. He also designed the Judicial Yuan Building in the Imperial Crown style, which was completed in 1934. His design for the Executive Yuan building (completed 1940) was influenced by Art Deco and the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Ide graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1906, then moved to Taiwan in 1911. He was one of the few Japanese architects to immerse himself professionally in Taiwan, and stayed there for more than thirty years. He also wrote extensively on the subject of architecture.
Zhu Shen (Chinese: 朱深; pinyin: Zhū Shēn; Wade–Giles: Chu Shen; 1879 – July 2, 1943) was a politician and public…
Zhu Shen (Chinese: 朱深; pinyin: Zhū Shēn; Wade–Giles: Chu Shen; 1879 – July 2, 1943) was a politician and public prosecutor in the Republic of China. He was an important politician during the Provisional Government of the Republic of China and the Wang Jingwei regime. His courtesy name was Boyuan (博淵). He was born in Yongqing, Zhili (Hebei).
Torahiko Terada (寺田 寅彦, Terada Torahiko; November 28, 1878 – December 31, 1935) was a Japanese physicist and author who…
Torahiko Terada (寺田 寅彦, Terada Torahiko; November 28, 1878 – December 31, 1935) was a Japanese physicist and author who was born in Tokyo. He was a professor at Tokyo Imperial University, a researcher at RIKEN, and worked on a wide range of topics in physics. He was also a professor at the Earthquake Research Institute. As an author, he studied under Natsume Sōseki, who was a teacher at his high school in Kumamoto. His pseudonym for his literature-related work was Fuyuhiko Yoshimura. He is best known for his numerous essays on a wide variety of topics ranging from science to manga.
Harumichi Tanabe (田辺 治通, Tanabe Harumichi; 17 October 1879 – 30 January 1950) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician…
Harumichi Tanabe (田辺 治通, Tanabe Harumichi; 17 October 1879 – 30 January 1950) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician in the early Shōwa period.
Akira Aoyama (Japanese: 青山士, September 23, 1878 - March 21, 1963) was a Japanese civil engineer who led the projects of…
Akira Aoyama (Japanese: 青山士, September 23, 1878 - March 21, 1963) was a Japanese civil engineer who led the projects of the drainage canals of the Arakawa River, Tokyo, and the Shinano River, Niigata Prefecture. He also worked as one of the leaders of the land surveyor teams during the construction of the Panama Canal.
Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂, Yoshida Shigeru; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi.da (|) ɕi.ɡe.ɾɯ, -ŋe.ɾɯ], 22 September 1878 – 20…
Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂, Yoshida Shigeru; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi.da (|) ɕi.ɡe.ɾɯ, -ŋe.ɾɯ], 22 September 1878 – 20 October 1967) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954, serving through most of the country's occupation after World War II. Yoshida played a major role in determining the course of post-war Japan by forging a strong relationship with the United States and pursuing economic recovery. Born in Tokyo to a former samurai family, Yoshida graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1906 and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He held various assignments abroad, including in China, where he advocated increased Japanese influence. From 1928 to 1930, Yoshida served as vice minister of foreign affairs, then served as ambassador to Italy until 1932. In 1936, he was considered for foreign minister in the cabinet of Kōki Hirota, but he was opposed by the Army, who strongly identified him with liberalism and friendship with Great Britain and the United States. Yoshida served as ambassador to Britain from 1936 to 1938. He largely avoided political participation during the Pacific War. During the U.S. occupation after the war's end, Yoshida served as foreign minister in the cabinets of Prince Higashikuni and Kijūrō Shidehara. Yoshida became prime minister in 1946, after Ichirō Hatoyama was purged by authorities on the verge of taking office; Yoshida served as foreign minister in his own first three cabinets. He oversaw the adoption of the Constitution of Japan before losing office after the election of 1947. He returned to the premiership in 1948, and negotiated the Treaty of San Francisco, which ended the occupation and saw the restoration of sovereignty to Japan, and a security treaty with the U.S. Yoshida pursued a strategy of concentrating on economic reconstruction while relying on an alliance with the United States for defense, a strategy known as the Yoshida Doctrine. The last years of his premiership were marked by conflict with Hatoyama, who had by then been depurged. This culminated in Yoshida being ousted and replaced by Hatoyama in 1954. Yoshida's legacy continued to play an important part in Japanese political life, particularly through his two protégés, Hayato Ikeda and Eisaku Satō, who served as prime ministers from 1960 to 1964 and 1964 to 1972 respectively. Yoshida died in 1967 and received a state funeral. His grandson, Tarō Asō, served as prime minister from 2008 to 2009.