Setsuko Koizumi (Japanese: 小泉 節子, 26 February 1868 - 18 February 1932), also known as Setsu Koizumi (小泉 セツ) was married…
Setsuko Koizumi (Japanese: 小泉 節子, 26 February 1868 - 18 February 1932), also known as Setsu Koizumi (小泉 セツ) was married to the writer Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo). She helped Hearn in writing, and is author of Reminiscences of Lafcadio Hearn (思い出の記). Her registered given name in the koseki was "Setsu", but she preferred "Setsuko". Born as a daughter of the Koizumi family, whose members had served the Matsue Domain feudal clan in Izumo, at the age of 22 she married Hearn, who lived in Matsue as an English teacher. Since she liked stories from childhood, she helped her husband to understand Japanese folk tales and supported his writing about Japan.
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Matsumura Tatsuo (松村 龍雄; February 25, 1868 – July 18, 1932) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of the Interim…
Matsumura Tatsuo (松村 龍雄; February 25, 1868 – July 18, 1932) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of the Interim Southern Islands Defense Unit from 1914 to 1915.
Okada Keisuke (Japanese: 岡田 啓介; 20 January 1868 – 7 October 1952) was a Japanese admiral and statesman who served as…
Okada Keisuke (Japanese: 岡田 啓介; 20 January 1868 – 7 October 1952) was a Japanese admiral and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1934 to 1936. Born to a samurai family in the Fukui Domain, Okada became an officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy and served during the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. After reaching the rank of Admiral, he served as minister of the navy under Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi from 1927 to 1929 and under Prime Minister Saitō Makoto from 1932 to 1933. Okada was appointed prime minister to succeed Saito in 1934. A moderate who attempted to restrain the rise of militarism, Okada was among those targeted by a group of rebel officers in the February 26 incident of 1936. Okada narrowly survived, but resigned in the aftermath of the incident. As a senior statesman during the Pacific War, Okada was a central figure in efforts to oust Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and seek peace with the Allies.
Mizuno Rentarō (水野錬太郎; 3 February 1868 – 25 November 1949) was a statesman, politician and cabinet minister in Taishō…
Mizuno Rentarō (水野錬太郎; 3 February 1868 – 25 November 1949) was a statesman, politician and cabinet minister in Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan.
Shunji Miyao (宮尾 舜治, Miyao Shunji; 1 February 1868 – 3 April 1937) was a Japanese government official, colonial…
Shunji Miyao (宮尾 舜治, Miyao Shunji; 1 February 1868 – 3 April 1937) was a Japanese government official, colonial administrator, and politician.
Saitō Masaru (斎藤 賢; 24 January 1868 – 13 April 1904), better known by his pen name Saitō Ryokuu (斎藤 緑雨), was a Japanese…
Saitō Masaru (斎藤 賢; 24 January 1868 – 13 April 1904), better known by his pen name Saitō Ryokuu (斎藤 緑雨), was a Japanese author and critic who lived during the Meiji Era. His Dharma name was Shungyōin Ryokuu Suikaku Koji (春暁院緑雨醒客居士), which was chosen by Kōda Rohan.
Baron Kantarō Suzuki (鈴木 貫太郎, Suzuki Kantarō; 18 January 1868 – 17 April 1948) was a Japanese politician and admiral…
Baron Kantarō Suzuki (鈴木 貫太郎, Suzuki Kantarō; 18 January 1868 – 17 April 1948) was a Japanese politician and admiral who served as prime minister of Japan from 7 April to 17 August 1945, during World War II. He was prime minister at the time of Japan's surrender on 15 August. Born in Osaka, Suzuki graduated from the Naval Academy and Staff College and served in the First Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars. He was promoted to full admiral in 1923 and served as chief of the naval general staff from 1925 to 1929. In 1945, Suzuki was appointed prime minister shortly after the start of the Battle of Okinawa and the resignation of prime minister Kuniaki Koiso. After the Potsdam Declaration by the Allies on 26 July, which called for Japan's unconditional surrender, Suzuki dismissed it with the word mokusatsu. On 14 August, Suzuki attended the conference at which emperor Hirohito made the decision to surrender over his divided cabinet. Japan surrendered the next day, and Suzuki resigned on 17 August.
Ozaki Kōyō (尾崎 紅葉; January 10, 1868 – October 30, 1903) was a Japanese author and poet. His real name was Ozaki…
Ozaki Kōyō (尾崎 紅葉; January 10, 1868 – October 30, 1903) was a Japanese author and poet. His real name was Ozaki Tokutarō (尾崎 徳太郎), and he was also known by various noms de plume including Enzan (縁山) and Tochimandō (十千万堂).
Shimizu Shikin (清水紫琴; 1868–1933), pen name of Shimizu Toyoko, was a Japanese novelist and women's rights activist of…
Shimizu Shikin (清水紫琴; 1868–1933), pen name of Shimizu Toyoko, was a Japanese novelist and women's rights activist of the Meiji period in Japan. A lecturer on equality and social issues, she was forced to turn to writing when the law changed to bar women from political assembly. She became one of the first women professional journalists in Japan.
T. R. Ōtsuka 大塚 太郎 (Ōtsuka Tarō) (1868 – c. 1940s?) was a Japanese garden builder. After emigrating from Japan to the…
T. R. Ōtsuka 大塚 太郎 (Ōtsuka Tarō) (1868 – c. 1940s?) was a Japanese garden builder. After emigrating from Japan to the United States in 1897 and moving to Chicago around 1905, he built dozens of Japanese-style gardens and rock gardens, mostly in the Midwest, between 1905 and the mid-1930s. His most notable projects were the Japanese-style garden of George and Nelle Fabyan in Geneva, Illinois (c. 1910); the Japanese Garden at Stan Hywet in Akron, Ohio (1916); the garden of Milton Tootle, Jr. in Mackinac Island, Michigan (before 1910); and the official Japanese pavilion garden at the 1933–1934 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.
Nakamura Yoshikoto (中村 是公, , also Nakamura Korekimi; 20 December 1867 – 1 March 1927) was a government bureaucrat…
Nakamura Yoshikoto (中村 是公, , also Nakamura Korekimi; 20 December 1867 – 1 March 1927) was a government bureaucrat, entrepreneur, and politician in late Meiji period Japan. He served as second Chairman of the South Manchurian Railway Company, Mayor of Tokyo, Railroad Minister, and was a member of the House of Peers. He was also known as Nakamura Zekō.
Kamakichi Kishinouye (岸上 鎌吉, Kishinoue Kamakichi; 29 November 1867 – 22 November 1929) was a Japanese fisheries…
Kamakichi Kishinouye (岸上 鎌吉, Kishinoue Kamakichi; 29 November 1867 – 22 November 1929) was a Japanese fisheries biologist and cnidariologist and a professor of the Imperial University of Tokyo (Faculty of Agriculture) between 1908 and 1928. Kishinouye died in Chengdu of a sudden illness while on a collecting expedition to China. Kishinouye recommended Kumataro Ito to Hugh M. Smith as an artist on board the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer U.S.S. Albatross during the Philippine Expedition from 1907 to 1910.
Itō Chūta (伊東 忠太; 26 October 1867 – 7 April 1954) was a Japanese architect, architectural historian, and critic. He is…
Itō Chūta (伊東 忠太; 26 October 1867 – 7 April 1954) was a Japanese architect, architectural historian, and critic. He is recognized as the leading architect and architectural theorist of early 20th-century Imperial Japan.
Suzuki Kisaburō (鈴木 喜三郎; né Kawashima; 6 November 1867 – 24 June 1940) was a Japanese politician, judge, prosecutor and…
Suzuki Kisaburō (鈴木 喜三郎; né Kawashima; 6 November 1867 – 24 June 1940) was a Japanese politician, judge, prosecutor and educator who was Minister of Justice from 1931 to 1932 and Minister of Home Affairs in 1932.
Sakuye Takahashi (高橋 作衛 also spelled Sakuya Takahashi or Sakuyei Takahashi, b. ca. 1865 - d. September 12, 1920) was a…
Sakuye Takahashi (高橋 作衛 also spelled Sakuya Takahashi or Sakuyei Takahashi, b. ca. 1865 - d. September 12, 1920) was a Japanese expert on international law. During the First Sino-Japanese War, he served as legal adviser for the Imperial Japanese Navy, and in that capacity tried to refute the allegations regarding massacre at Port Arthur. During the Russo-Japanese War he served as legal adviser for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also served as professor of law at Tokyo Imperial University and as chief editor of Japanese Review of International Law and Diplomacy. Under the cabinet of Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu, he served as Director of the Bureau of Legislation, and was charged with coordination on legislative affairs between government and parliament. He translated Japanese materials into English.
Baron Kiichirō Hiranuma (平沼 騏一郎; 28 September 1867 – 22 August 1952) was a Japanese lawyer and politician who served as…
Baron Kiichirō Hiranuma (平沼 騏一郎; 28 September 1867 – 22 August 1952) was a Japanese lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1939. Hiranuma rose to prominence as a prosecutor and official in the Ministry of Justice. He served as minister of Justice under Prime Minister Yamamoto Gonnohyōe and later became a privy counsellor. After serving as president of the privy council, he became prime minister in 1939, but resigned later the same year. He later returned to cabinet under Fumimaro Konoe. After the Japanese surrender, he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East for his role in World War II.
Masaoka Shiki (正岡 子規; Japanese pronunciation: [ma.saꜜ.o.ka | ɕi̥.kʲiꜜ, -sa.o.ka ɕi̥.kʲiꜜ], October 14, 1867 – September…
Masaoka Shiki (正岡 子規; Japanese pronunciation: [ma.saꜜ.o.ka | ɕi̥.kʲiꜜ, -sa.o.ka ɕi̥.kʲiꜜ], October 14, 1867 – September 19, 1902), pen-name of Masaoka Noboru (正岡 升), was a Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan. Shiki is regarded as a major figure in the development of modern haiku poetry, credited with writing nearly 20,000 stanzas during his short life. He also wrote on reform of tanka poetry. Some consider Masaoka to be one of the four great haiku masters, the others being Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, and Kobayashi Issa.
Carl Sadakichi Hartmann (November 8, 1867 – November 22, 1944) was an American art critic, poet, and anarchist.
Kadono Jūkurō (門野重九郎; 1867 - 1958) was a Japanese railway engineer, businessman, and the Chairman of Ōkura Gumi (1914 -…
Kadono Jūkurō (門野重九郎; 1867 - 1958) was a Japanese railway engineer, businessman, and the Chairman of Ōkura Gumi (1914 - 1937).
Shin Hirayama (平山 信, Hirayama Shin; October 6, 1867 – June 2, 1945), also read as Makoto Hirayama, was the first…
Shin Hirayama (平山 信, Hirayama Shin; October 6, 1867 – June 2, 1945), also read as Makoto Hirayama, was the first Japanese astronomer to discover an asteroid. In 1900, he discovered 498 Tokio and 727 Nipponia. The crater Hirayama on the Moon is jointly named after him and Kiyotsugu Hirayama.
Kōda Shigeyuki (幸田 成行; 23 July 1867 – 30 July 1947), pen name Kōda Rohan (幸田 露伴; Japanese pronunciation: [koː.da (|)…
Kōda Shigeyuki (幸田 成行; 23 July 1867 – 30 July 1947), pen name Kōda Rohan (幸田 露伴; Japanese pronunciation: [koː.da (|) ɾoꜜ.haɴ]), was a Japanese author. His daughter, Aya Kōda, was also a noted author who often wrote about him. Kōda wrote "The Icon of Liberty", also known as "The Buddha of Art" or "The Elegant Buddha", in 1889. A house in which Kōda lived, Kagyū-an (蝸牛庵; snail cottage), was rebuilt in 1972 by the Meiji Mura museum. Kōda was one of the first persons to be awarded the Order of Culture when it was established in 1937.
Ikeda Shigeaki (池田成彬; 15 August 1867 – 9 October 1950), also known as Seihin Ikeda, was a politician, cabinet minister…
Ikeda Shigeaki (池田成彬; 15 August 1867 – 9 October 1950), also known as Seihin Ikeda, was a politician, cabinet minister and businessman in the Empire of Japan, prominent in the early decades of the 20th century. He served as director of Mitsui Bank from 1909-1933, was appointed governor of the Bank of Japan in 1937, and served as Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe from 1937 to 1939. In 1941, he was made a member of the Imperial Privy Council; following Japan's defeat in World War II, Ikeda was banned from public political service.
Seiichi Kishi (Japanese: 岸清一; August 3, 1867 – October 29, 1933) was the 2nd President of the Japanese Olympic…
Seiichi Kishi (Japanese: 岸清一; August 3, 1867 – October 29, 1933) was the 2nd President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (1921–1933).
Yoshida Masujirō (吉田増次郎; July 29, 1867 – March 14, 1942) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of the Interim…
Yoshida Masujirō (吉田増次郎; July 29, 1867 – March 14, 1942) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of the Interim Southern Islands Defense Unit from 1916 to 1917.
Yemyo Imamura (今村恵猛) (May 27, 1867 – December 22, 1932) was a Japanese Buddhist priest who was active in Honolulu…
Yemyo Imamura (今村恵猛) (May 27, 1867 – December 22, 1932) was a Japanese Buddhist priest who was active in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was a leader in the Japanese American community. He was a priest at the Honpa Hongwanji, and started their Young Men's Buddhist Association (YMBA).
Inō Kanori (伊能 嘉矩; 11 June 1867 – 30 September 1925) was a Japanese anthropologist and folklorist known for his studies…
Inō Kanori (伊能 嘉矩; 11 June 1867 – 30 September 1925) was a Japanese anthropologist and folklorist known for his studies in Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Inō was the first person who classified the aboriginal tribes into several groups, instead of the traditional classification, dating back to the period of Qing rule and earlier, which imprecisely recognized these aborigines only as "cooked/domesticated" (熟蕃, jukuban) or "raw/wild" (生蕃, seiban).
Fujiro Katsurada (桂田 富士郎, Katsurada Fujirō; June 7, 1867 – April 5, 1946) was a Japanese parasitologist who discovered…
Fujiro Katsurada (桂田 富士郎, Katsurada Fujirō; June 7, 1867 – April 5, 1946) was a Japanese parasitologist who discovered a parasite called Schistosoma japonicum.
Minakata Kumagusu (南方 熊楠; May 18, 1867 – December 29, 1941) was a Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and…
Minakata Kumagusu (南方 熊楠; May 18, 1867 – December 29, 1941) was a Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist.
Takarabe Takeshi (財部 彪; 7 April 1867 – 13 January 1949) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and served as…
Takarabe Takeshi (財部 彪; 7 April 1867 – 13 January 1949) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and served as Navy Minister in the 1920s. He was also the son-in-law of Yamamoto Gonnohyōe.
Baron Ichiki Kitokurō (一木 喜徳郎; 7 May 1867 – 17 December 1944) was a Japanese statesman. He served as Minister of…
Baron Ichiki Kitokurō (一木 喜徳郎; 7 May 1867 – 17 December 1944) was a Japanese statesman. He served as Minister of Education (1914), Home Minister (1915), Imperial Household Minister (1925), and President of the Privy Council (1934–1936).
Kintaro Okamura (岡村 金太郎, Okamura Kintarō; May 5, 1867 - August 21, 1935) was a Japanese botanist and educationalist…
Kintaro Okamura (岡村 金太郎, Okamura Kintarō; May 5, 1867 - August 21, 1935) was a Japanese botanist and educationalist (1867 - 1935). He is the author of important studies about seaweeds. He's also well known for his educational books collection, the Ohraimono. Okamura is the editor of two exsiccatae, namely An Album of Japanese Bryophyta and Algae Japonicae exsiccatae.
Viscount Yatarō Mishima (三島 彌太郎 (Mishima Yatarō); 4 May 1867 – 7 March 1919) was a Japanese businessman, banker, and…
Viscount Yatarō Mishima (三島 彌太郎 (Mishima Yatarō); 4 May 1867 – 7 March 1919) was a Japanese businessman, banker, and politician best known for serving as the eighth Governor of the Bank of Japan from 1913 to 1919. During his tenure he helped stabilize Japan’s monetary system in the aftermath of the Russo–Japanese War and during World War I. He was also a member of the House of Peers.
Hayari Miyake (Japanese: 三宅 速, romanized: Miyake Hayari; 16 March 1866 – 29 June 1945) was a Japanese surgeon…
Hayari Miyake (Japanese: 三宅 速, romanized: Miyake Hayari; 16 March 1866 – 29 June 1945) was a Japanese surgeon specializing in gastrointestinal and central nervous system surgeries. He was an assistant to Julius Scriba, a professor of surgery at Tokyo Imperial University, and later became a student of Jan Mikulicz-Radecki, a German-Polish-Austrian surgeon. Miyake headed the Department of Surgery at Kyushu Medical School, where he taught Hakaru Hashimoto, the discoverer of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Miyake served as the president of the Japan Surgical Society and was a long-time friend of theoretical physicist Albert Einstein.
Sanji Muto (武藤 山治, 1867–1934) was born on April 5, 1867, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and later grew up in what is now…
Sanji Muto (武藤 山治, 1867–1934) was born on April 5, 1867, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and later grew up in what is now known as Gifu Prefecture. He was the son of a wealthy village headman who was a strong advocate for education, influenced by the ideas of Fukuzawa Yukichi, particularly after reading "Seiyō Jijō.” Muto attended Keiō Gijuku, now part of Keio University, where he had the opportunity to study directly under Fukuzawa Yukichi. At Keiō, Muto was introduced to British educational methods, which offered a striking contrast to his traditional Confucian background. This exposure ignited Muto's ambition to study at University of Cambridge in England. Graduating from Keiō University in 1884, Muto was poised to pursue further education abroad. However, his plans were derailed by the "Matsukata Deflation," a severe economic downturn that gravely affected farmers and landlords, including Muto's family. Although his father had set aside funds for his education, these plans were thwarted when a relative, who owed money to Muto's father, was bankrupted by the deflation and unable to repay the debt. As a result, Muto was forced to abandon his dream of studying in England.
Mochizuki Keisuke (望月 圭介; 1 April 1867 – 1 January 1941) was a Japanese politician active during the Taishō and early…
Mochizuki Keisuke (望月 圭介; 1 April 1867 – 1 January 1941) was a Japanese politician active during the Taishō and early Shōwa periods. He served twice as Minister of Communications (1927–1928, 1935–1936) and once as Minister of Home Affairs (1928–1929). In the latter position, he oversaw increased prosecution of members of the Japanese Communist Party under the Peace Preservation Law.
Yoshimichi Hara (原 嘉道) (18 February 1867 – 7 August 1944) was a Japanese statesman and the president of the Japanese…
Yoshimichi Hara (原 嘉道) (18 February 1867 – 7 August 1944) was a Japanese statesman and the president of the Japanese privy council during World War II, from June 1940 until his death. Hara saw the outbreak of a war against the United States to be inevitable due to the growing threat of American influence in the Pacific region prior, and was a key advocate for the attack on Pearl Harbor on the September 6 Gozen Kaigi. Hara was of the opinion that the longer Japan waited to engage the United States, the weaker its position would become, thus subjugating the island nation to the will of American dominance in the region. In the subsequent November 5 Gozen Kaigi, however, Hara pushed for restraint, fearing that an attack on the United States may be seen as a racial war. Thus, Hara opined that an attack would prompt Germany to align with the United States and Britain due to a "common hatred of the yellow race," a fear shared by Hideki Tojo. Hara thus advocated restraint in first strengthening relations with Germany and Italy to avoid "the possibility of Japan being encircled by the Aryan race." Hara, as president of the privy council, had very little political control since almost all political power was concentrated in war cabinets. Hara did, however, act as the voice for Emperor Hirohito in the privy council and delivered the Emperor's decision to go to war on 1 December 1941, stating that to yield to American demands would threaten the existence of the Empire of Japan. After his death, Hara was decorated with the posthumous title of Imperial Baron (男爵, danshaku). He was the last commoner to become part of the Japanese aristocracy.
Sakichi Toyoda (豊田 佐吉, Toyoda Sakichi; 19 March 1867 – 30 October 1930) was a Japanese inventor and industrialist who…
Sakichi Toyoda (豊田 佐吉, Toyoda Sakichi; 19 March 1867 – 30 October 1930) was a Japanese inventor and industrialist who founded Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (later Toyota Industries). The son of a farmer and sought-after carpenter, he started the Toyoda family companies. His son, Kiichiro Toyoda, would later establish Japan's largest automaker, Toyota. Toyoda is referred to as the "King of Japanese Inventors".
Jissaku Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 十作; 1867–1943) was born in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture and devoted himself to the…
Jissaku Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 十作; 1867–1943) was born in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture and devoted himself to the abolition of the notorious Nintozei taxation or poll tax enforced in Miyako and Yaeyama Islands.
Natsume Sōseki (; Japanese: 夏目 漱石; born Natsume Kinnosuke (夏目 金之助); 9 February 1867 – 9 December 1916) was a Japanese…
Natsume Sōseki (; Japanese: 夏目 漱石; born Natsume Kinnosuke (夏目 金之助); 9 February 1867 – 9 December 1916) was a Japanese novelist, poet, and scholar. He is considered one of the greatest writers in modern Japanese history and is often called the first modern novelist of Japan. Sōseki's fiction explored themes of individualism, loneliness, and the conflict between traditional Japanese values and the rapid Westernization of the Meiji era. His major works include I Am a Cat (1905), Botchan (1906), Sanshirō (1908), Kokoro (1914), and his unfinished final novel Light and Dark (1916). Born on the cusp of the Meiji Restoration, Sōseki had a turbulent childhood, having been given up for adoption twice. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University and became a scholar of English literature. In 1900, he was sent by the Japanese government to study in London, where he spent two miserable years marked by poverty, racial alienation, and a severe nervous breakdown. Upon his return to Japan, he succeeded Lafcadio Hearn as a lecturer in English literature at Tokyo Imperial University. In 1905, he achieved fame with the publication of the satirical novel I Am a Cat. This success prompted him to begin a prolific writing career, and in 1907, he resigned from his university post to become a full-time author for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, a move that marked the birth of the professional artist in modern Japan. For the rest of his life, Sōseki published a novel a year while also writing poetry and literary criticism. His work is characterized by its psychological depth, its blend of humor and pessimism, and its exploration of the human ego. Throughout his adult life, he suffered from severe stomach ulcers and recurring bouts of mental illness, including paranoid delusions, which deeply affected his work and personal life. Sōseki died from complications of his stomach condition in 1916 at the age of 49, leaving his final novel, Light and Dark, unfinished. His influence on Japanese literature is profound, and he remains one of the country's most beloved and widely read authors. His portrait appeared on the 1,000-yen banknote from 1984 to 2004.
Gotō Toranosuke (23 December 1866 – 12 June 1938), known by his pen name Gotō Chūgai (後藤 宙外), was a Japanese writer and…
Gotō Toranosuke (23 December 1866 – 12 June 1938), known by his pen name Gotō Chūgai (後藤 宙外), was a Japanese writer and literary critic active from the late Meiji through the early Shōwa periods of Japan.
Nagata Yasujirō (永田 泰次郎; January 26, 1867 – January 19, 1923) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of the Interim…
Nagata Yasujirō (永田 泰次郎; January 26, 1867 – January 19, 1923) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of the Interim Southern Islands Defense Unit from 1917 to 1919.
Takejirō Tokonami (床次 竹二郎, Tokonami Takejirō; 6 January 1866 – 8 September 1935) was a Japanese statesman, politician…
Takejirō Tokonami (床次 竹二郎, Tokonami Takejirō; 6 January 1866 – 8 September 1935) was a Japanese statesman, politician and cabinet minister in Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan. Tokonami was involved in several government agencies throughout his career, and served in the leadership of different political parties. He was regarded by his contemporaries as a rather opportunistic politician eager for an opportunity to become prime minister.
Kutsumi Tsuneo (九津見雅雄, Kutsumi Tsuneo; December 22, 1866 – July 25, 1943) was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese…
Kutsumi Tsuneo (九津見雅雄, Kutsumi Tsuneo; December 22, 1866 – July 25, 1943) was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese navy. He commanded the Destroyer Ariake and participated in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
Paul Yachita Tsuchihashi (土橋 八千太, Tsuchihashi Yachita; 4 December 1866 – 3 March 1965) was a Japanese Roman Catholic…
Paul Yachita Tsuchihashi (土橋 八千太, Tsuchihashi Yachita; 4 December 1866 – 3 March 1965) was a Japanese Roman Catholic priest, mathematician, astronomer, Sinologist, lexicographer, academic and administrator. Father Paul is known for having developed extensive tables for converting traditional Japanese era dates into Gregorian calendar equivalents — compare, e.g., Calendrical Time Conversion Table which is derived from a formula for determining the numbered date in the Japanese month.
Yamaza Enjirō (山座円次郎) (December 2, 1866 – May 28, 1914) was a Japanese diplomat in Meiji period Japan.
Uchida Kakichi (内田 嘉吉; 18 November 1866 – 3 January 1933) was the 9th Governor-General of Taiwan from 6 September 1923…
Uchida Kakichi (内田 嘉吉; 18 November 1866 – 3 January 1933) was the 9th Governor-General of Taiwan from 6 September 1923 to September 1924. Prior to assuming the office of Governor-General, Uchida also served as Chief of Home Affairs under Governors-General Sakuma Samata and Ando Sadami, the second highest position in the colonial government.
Kentsū Yabu (屋部 憲通, Yabu Kentsū; September 23, 1866 - August 27, 1937) was a karate master in Okinawa, and was among…
Kentsū Yabu (屋部 憲通, Yabu Kentsū; September 23, 1866 - August 27, 1937) was a karate master in Okinawa, and was among the first people to demonstrate karate in Hawaii. Yabu learned Shuri-te from Matsumura Sōkon and Ankō Itosu and Tomari-te from Kōsaku Matsumora. He is often considered Itosu's top student.
Hōō Umagorō (鳳凰 馬五郎; September 3, 1866 – May 4, 1907) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Narashino…
Hōō Umagorō (鳳凰 馬五郎; September 3, 1866 – May 4, 1907) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Narashino, Shimōsa. He made his debut in May 1887 and wrestled for Miyagino stable. He reached the makuuchi division in January 1893 and reached the rank of ōzeki in 1897. He retired in May, 1903 and died in May, 1907.
Yamada Torajirō (Japanese: 山田寅次郎, Hiragana: やまだ とらじろう; 23 August 1866 – 13 February 1957) was a Japanese businessman…
Yamada Torajirō (Japanese: 山田寅次郎, Hiragana: やまだ とらじろう; 23 August 1866 – 13 February 1957) was a Japanese businessman and tea master who is considered to have laid the foundation of Japanese–Turkish relations. He took the name Yamada Sōyū when he became a tea ceremony master, Iemoto (Japanese: 山田宗有), after 1923. He arrived in Istanbul in 1892, where he donated to the families of the victims of the sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul. He remained there for 13 years, finally going back to Japan in 1905. Although he was not able to ensure Japanese political or economic interests in Istanbul, his activity was the beginning of a period of intensification of contact between the two countries. He acted as an Honorary Consul, helped introduce the Turks to Japanese culture and wrote many books about Turkey after returning to Japan. His work is considered a fundamental basis of amicable Japan–Turkey relations.
Ishizuka Eizō (石塚 英蔵; 1 September 1866 – 28 July 1942) was the 13th Governor-General of Taiwan (1929–1931). He was a…
Ishizuka Eizō (石塚 英蔵; 1 September 1866 – 28 July 1942) was the 13th Governor-General of Taiwan (1929–1931). He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo.