Masatsune Ogura (小倉 正恆, Ogura Masatsune; 22 March 1875 – 20 November 1961) was a Japanese politician and businessman.
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Masatsune Ogura (小倉 正恆, Ogura Masatsune; 22 March 1875 – 20 November 1961) was a Japanese politician and businessman.
Jōtarō Watanabe (渡辺 錠太郎, Watanabe Jōtarō; April 16, 1874 – February 26, 1936) was a general in the early Shōwa period…
Jōtarō Watanabe (渡辺 錠太郎, Watanabe Jōtarō; April 16, 1874 – February 26, 1936) was a general in the early Shōwa period Imperial Japanese Army, noted as one of the victims of the February 26 Incident.
Umetaro Suzuki (鈴木 梅太郎, Suzuki Umetarō; April 7, 1874 – September 20, 1943) was a Japanese scientist, born in what is…
Umetaro Suzuki (鈴木 梅太郎, Suzuki Umetarō; April 7, 1874 – September 20, 1943) was a Japanese scientist, born in what is now part of Makinohara, Shizuoka, Japan. He was a member of the Imperial Academy, and a recipient of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure and the Order of Culture. His research was among the earliest of modern vitamin research.
Nobuyasu Satō (Japanese: 佐藤 信安, Satō Nobuyasu; 5 April 1874 – 1 August 1964) was a Japanese lawyer, prosecutor, Home…
Nobuyasu Satō (Japanese: 佐藤 信安, Satō Nobuyasu; 5 April 1874 – 1 August 1964) was a Japanese lawyer, prosecutor, Home Ministry official, and politician who served as the Mayor of Hiroshima from 1922 to 1925.
Yasukouchi Asakichi (15 April 1873 – 15 July 1927) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima…
Yasukouchi Asakichi (15 April 1873 – 15 July 1927) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from May 1918 to April 1919. He was governor of Shizuoka Prefecture (1915–1918), Fukuoka Prefecture (1919–1922) and Kanagawa Prefecture (1922–1924).
Kanzan Shimomura (下村 観山, Shimomura Kanzan; April 10, 1873 – May 10, 1930) was the pseudonym of a nihonga painter in…
Kanzan Shimomura (下村 観山, Shimomura Kanzan; April 10, 1873 – May 10, 1930) was the pseudonym of a nihonga painter in Meiji through to the early Shōwa period Japan. His real name was Shimomura Seizaburō.
Shinichirō Nishi (西晋一郎, Nishi Shinichirō, March 1873 – November 1943) was a Japanese philosopher and ethicist, and a…
Shinichirō Nishi (西晋一郎, Nishi Shinichirō, March 1873 – November 1943) was a Japanese philosopher and ethicist, and a contemporary of Nishida Kitaro. Although a prolific and well-known writer during his lifetime, in the post-war era he fell into posthumous obscurity due to his perceived ideological support for Japanese ultra nationalism. As a student, Nishi belonged to the very first cohort who undertook degrees at the newly established philosophy department at Tokyo University (then known as Tokyo Imperial University), studying western philosophy and European languages under figures such as Raphael von Koeber. Nishi would become well read when it came to Western philosophy, studying Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Rousseau, Kant, Schiller, Fichte, Schleiermacher, Hegel, Herbart, Lotze, Wundt, Windelband, Rickert, Cohen, Bergson, Poincaré, and many others. Together with Nishida Kitaro, Nishi was referred to as one of the "Two Nishi's" (両西, ryō-nishi). In Hiroshima prefecture, where Nishi taught classes on ethics, he was a particularly respected figure. A phrase bandied about was "there is a Nishi in the West" (“西に西あり”, nishi ni, nishi ari). Nishi’s similarities with Nishida do not end here. He also started out in a similar fashion with respects to his own research, focusing on Kant, and, later, attempting to overcome the problems he saw in Kantianism by proceeding on to Bergson. Nishi even shared with Nishida an admiration of the educator Hōjō Tokiyuki (北条時敬). It was Hōjō who had recommended to Nishida that he undertake Zen training, and he actually made the same recommendation to Nishi. In fact, Nishi would earn a degree of public recognition sooner than Nishida, by producing the first Japanese translation of Thomas Hill Green’s book, Prolegomena to Ethics, nearly a decade before the publication of Nishida's An Inquiry Into the Good (善の研究 Zen no Kenkyū.) Nishi also received significant public attention for his contribution in calming down a national furor in 1931, regarding the government’s proposal to restructure the system of higher education and abolish some of the old high schools.
Sahachirō Hata (秦 佐八郎, Hata Sahachirō; March 23, 1873 – November 22, 1938) was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who…
Sahachirō Hata (秦 佐八郎, Hata Sahachirō; March 23, 1873 – November 22, 1938) was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who researched the bubonic plague under Kitasato Shibasaburō and assisted in developing the antisyphilitic drug arsphenamine in 1909 in the laboratory of Paul Ehrlich. Hata received three unsuccessful nominations for the Nobel Prize, one from Swiss surgeon Emil Kocher for Chemistry in 1911 and two by Japanese colleagues Hayazo Ito and G Osawa for Physiology or Medicine in 1912 and 1913, respectively.
Shōnen Matsumura (松村 松年, Matsumura Shōnen; 5 March 1872 – 7 November 1960) was a Japanese entomologist. Born in Akashi…
Shōnen Matsumura (松村 松年, Matsumura Shōnen; 5 March 1872 – 7 November 1960) was a Japanese entomologist. Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shōnen Matsumura established Japan's first course on entomology at Hokkaido University. The courses were both applied (on insects of importance in forestry and agriculture) and theoretical. He named over 1,200 species of Japanese insects and in 1926 he founded the entomological journal Insecta Matsumurana. Matsumura wrote many scientific papers and books including 6,000 illustrated Insects of Japan-Empire (1931). He died in Tokyo. His collection is in Hokkaido University in Sapporo.
Itaya Hazan (Japanese: 板谷波山, 1872—1963) was a Japanese artist widely regarded as a pioneer of modern Japanese ceramics.
Tōson Shimazaki (島崎 藤村, Shimazaki Tōson; Japanese pronunciation: [toꜜː.soɴ], 25 March 1872 – 22 August 1943) was the…
Tōson Shimazaki (島崎 藤村, Shimazaki Tōson; Japanese pronunciation: [toꜜː.soɴ], 25 March 1872 – 22 August 1943) was the pen-name of Haruki Shimazaki, a Japanese writer active in the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He began his career as a Romantic poet, but went on to establish himself as a major proponent of Japanese Naturalism. The historical novel Before the Dawn (1929–1935), about the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, is his most popular work.
Araiwa Kamenosuke (荒岩 亀之助, March 1, 1871 – September 3, 1920) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Tottori Prefecture. His…
Araiwa Kamenosuke (荒岩 亀之助, March 1, 1871 – September 3, 1920) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Tottori Prefecture. His highest rank was ōzeki.
Tomonaga Sanjūrō (朝永 三十郎, Tomonaga Sanjūrō; 1871–1951) was a Japanese academic and esteemed professor emeritus of…
Tomonaga Sanjūrō (朝永 三十郎, Tomonaga Sanjūrō; 1871–1951) was a Japanese academic and esteemed professor emeritus of medieval, renaissance, early modern, and Kantian philosophy at the University of Kyoto during the early 20th century. He was one of the leading thinkers of the Kyoto School. His son, Shinichirō Tomonaga, is also renowned for receiving the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of quantum electrodynamics.
Togorō Uzaki (鵜崎 庚午郎, Uzaki Togorō; April 17, 1870 – April 3, 1930) was a Japanese pastor, an educator and an editor.…
Togorō Uzaki (鵜崎 庚午郎, Uzaki Togorō; April 17, 1870 – April 3, 1930) was a Japanese pastor, an educator and an editor. He was bishop of the Japan Methodist Church for 12 years.
Naomasa Yamasaki (山崎 直方, Yamasaki Naomasa; March 10, 1870 – July 26, 1929) was a Japanese geographer and regarded as…
Naomasa Yamasaki (山崎 直方, Yamasaki Naomasa; March 10, 1870 – July 26, 1929) was a Japanese geographer and regarded as the father of modern Japanese geography. He was a professor at Tokyo Imperial University from 1911 to 1929, where he created the department of geography and founded The Association of Japanese Geographers. The latter is the primary academic geographic society in Japan.
Kotaro Honda (本多 光太郎, Honda Kōtarō), born on February 23, 1870, in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture – February 12, 1954) was a…
Kotaro Honda (本多 光太郎, Honda Kōtarō), born on February 23, 1870, in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture – February 12, 1954) was a Japanese metallurgist and inventor. He invented KS steel (initials from Kichiei Sumitomo), which is a type of magnetic resistant steel that is three times more resistant than tungsten steel. This material, which had 250 oersteds magnetic resistance, was developed through rigorous basic research on steel and alloys. Honda was born in the town of Yahagi (part of modern Okazaki, Aichi and was a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University. He was taught by the famous Japanese physicist Hantaro Nagaoka at the University of Tokyo. Honda's research on KS steel in 1917, and on improved KS steel in 1934 became the basis for his position that Japan's industrial development is dependent on basic research in major scientific fields. He later improved upon the steel, creating NKS steel. NKS steel was mentioned by Taiichi Ohno in his book as being one of the Japanese materials whose development was tied to World War II. Honda, together with the academic Tokiatsu Hojo, setup up a research institute, which was supported by the Sumitomo family. It was later renamed Metallic Materials Research Institute. In 1931, he was appointed president of Tohoku Imperial University, where he taught physics for several years. He participated in establishing the (千葉工業大学, Chiba Institute of Technology) from 1940. He served as the first president of the Tokyo University of Science from 1949. Honda was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932, and was one of the first persons to be awarded the Order of Culture when it was established in 1937. He was also awarded the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal in 1931 and became a Person of Cultural Merit in 1951. He was posthumously awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Honda died in 1954 in Bunkyo, Tokyo, and his grave is at the temple of Myogen-ji in Okazaki. On April 18, 1985, the Japan Patent Office selected him as one of Ten Japanese Great Inventors.
Bizan Kawakami (川上 眉山, Kawakami Bizan; March 5, 1869 – June 15, 1908) was a Japanese novelist of the Meiji era. His…
Bizan Kawakami (川上 眉山, Kawakami Bizan; March 5, 1869 – June 15, 1908) was a Japanese novelist of the Meiji era. His real name was Akira Kawakami (川上 亮, Kawakami Akira). Born in Osaka Prefecture, he dropped out of the school of liberal arts in Tokyo University and joined Ken'yusha. After struggling with the rise of naturalist literature yet remaining a popular author until his death, he died by suicide at age 40. Aozora Bunko has a digitalized collection of his works.
Ōikari Montarō (大碇 紋太郎; February 22, 1869 – January 27, 1930) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Chita…
Ōikari Montarō (大碇 紋太郎; February 22, 1869 – January 27, 1930) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Chita District, Owari Province (now Handa, Aichi Prefecture). Wrestling for the Tokyo-based Sumo Association, he made his debut in May 1885 at Isenoumi stable. He reached the makuuchi division in January 1893 and reached the rank of ōzeki in 1895. Because he later wrestled for the Kyoto-based Sumo Association, he was awarded a yokozuna license by the Gōjō family in April 1899. However, since this yokozuna license was not issued by the Yoshida family, he is not recognized by the Japan Sumo Association as being on the list of official yokozuna. Although he retired from the Tokyo Sumo Association in 1898, his final retirement date is unknown.
Kijirō Nambu (南部 麒次郎, Nanbu Kijirō; September 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949) was a Japanese firearms designer and career…
Kijirō Nambu (南部 麒次郎, Nanbu Kijirō; September 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949) was a Japanese firearms designer and career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army. He founded the Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company, a major manufacturer of Japanese military firearms during the period. He was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure (2nd class) in 1914. Because of his prolific firearms designs, Nambu has been described as the "John Browning of Japan."
Akiyama Saneyuki (秋山 真之; April 12, 1868 – February 4, 1918) was a Japanese navy officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy…
Akiyama Saneyuki (秋山 真之; April 12, 1868 – February 4, 1918) was a Japanese navy officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Meiji era. He was a planner of Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War. General Akiyama Yoshifuru was his elder brother and politician Hisako Ōishi was his granddaughter.
Baron Matsui Keishirō (松井 慶四郎; 28 March 1868 – 4 June 1946) was a Japanese statesman and diplomat.
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.
Terasaki Kōgyō or Terazaki Kōgyō (born Chutaro Terasaki or Terazaki; 1866–1919) was a Japanese painter who completed…
Terasaki Kōgyō or Terazaki Kōgyō (born Chutaro Terasaki or Terazaki; 1866–1919) was a Japanese painter who completed many works for the publishing house Hakubunkan and their literary magazine Bungei Kurabu.
Wakamatsu Shizuko (若松 賤子; 6 September 1864 – 10 February 1896) was a Japanese educator, translator, and novelist best…
Wakamatsu Shizuko (若松 賤子; 6 September 1864 – 10 February 1896) was a Japanese educator, translator, and novelist best known for translating Little Lord Fauntleroy written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. She is also known for introducing literature with Christianity for children's novels.
Futabatei Shimei (二葉亭 四迷; 4 April 1864 – 10 May 1909) was a Japanese writer, translator, and literary critic. His…
Futabatei Shimei (二葉亭 四迷; 4 April 1864 – 10 May 1909) was a Japanese writer, translator, and literary critic. His writings are in the realist style popular in the mid to late 19th century. His work The Drifting Cloud (Ukigumo, 1887) is widely regarded as Japan's first modern novel.
Kobori Tomoto (小堀鞆音; 26 March 1864 – 1 October 1931) was a Japanese artist. He was an Imperial Household Artist from…
Kobori Tomoto (小堀鞆音; 26 March 1864 – 1 October 1931) was a Japanese artist. He was an Imperial Household Artist from 1917 until his death in 1931.
Yamagiwa Katsusaburō (山極 勝三郎; 23 February 1863 – 2 March 1930) was a Japanese pathologist who carried out pioneering…
Yamagiwa Katsusaburō (山極 勝三郎; 23 February 1863 – 2 March 1930) was a Japanese pathologist who carried out pioneering work into the causes of cancer, and was the first to demonstrate chemical carcinogenesis. He was a 7-time Nobel Prize nominee.
Marshal-Admiral Viscount Katō Tomosaburō (加藤 友三郎; 22 February 1861 – 24 August 1923) was a career officer in the…
Marshal-Admiral Viscount Katō Tomosaburō (加藤 友三郎; 22 February 1861 – 24 August 1923) was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, cabinet minister, and Prime Minister of Japan from 1922 to 1923.
Uchimura Kanzō (内村 鑑三; 26 March 1861 – 28 March 1930) was a Japanese author, Christian evangelist, and the founder of…
Uchimura Kanzō (内村 鑑三; 26 March 1861 – 28 March 1930) was a Japanese author, Christian evangelist, and the founder of the Nonchurch Movement (Mukyōkai) of Christianity during the Meiji and Taishō periods in Japan. He is often considered to be the most well-known Japanese pre–World War II pacifist.
Baron Hayashi Gonsuke (林 権助, Gonsuke Hayashi; 23 March 1860 – 27 June 1939) was a diplomat of the Empire of Japan.
Wainai Sadayuki (和井内貞行; March 29, 1858 – May 16, 1922) was a pioneer known for his contributions to the development of…
Wainai Sadayuki (和井内貞行; March 29, 1858 – May 16, 1922) was a pioneer known for his contributions to the development of Lake Towada in Akita Prefecture.
Bunjirō Kotō (Japanese: 小藤 文次郎, April 8, 1856 - March 8, 1935) was a Japanese earth scientist (Geologist). He is from…
Bunjirō Kotō (Japanese: 小藤 文次郎, April 8, 1856 - March 8, 1935) was a Japanese earth scientist (Geologist). He is from Iwami Province (Shimane Prefecture). Kotō is from Tokyo Imperial University, and after graduating, he became a professor at Tokyo Imperial University. He is known for taking photographs of the Neodani Fault when he investigated the 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake.
Baron Yamamoto Tatsuo (山本 達雄; 7 April 1856 – 2 November 1947) was a Japanese banker and politician who was Governor of…
Baron Yamamoto Tatsuo (山本 達雄; 7 April 1856 – 2 November 1947) was a Japanese banker and politician who was Governor of the Bank of Japan from 1898 to 1903. He was also a member of the House of Peers and served as a cabinet minister in the pre-war government of the Empire of Japan.
Onigatani Saiji (鬼ヶ谷才治, April 19, 1855 – February 2, 1931) was a Japanese sumo wrestler who is known for being active…
Onigatani Saiji (鬼ヶ谷才治, April 19, 1855 – February 2, 1931) was a Japanese sumo wrestler who is known for being active in the top makuuchi division at the age of 51, which is a record after the beginning of the Meiji era.
Baron Den Kenjirō (田 健治郎; 25 March 1855 – 16 November 1930) was a Japanese politician and cabinet minister in the…
Baron Den Kenjirō (田 健治郎; 25 March 1855 – 16 November 1930) was a Japanese politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war government of the Empire of Japan. He was also the 8th Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan from October 1919 to September 1923, and the first civilian to hold that position. Den was also a co-founder of Kaishinsha Motorcar Works, a predecessor to present-day Nissan and the original manufacturer of Datsun automobiles.
Okazaki Kunisuke (岡崎邦輔; 12 April 1854 – 22 July 1936) was a politician and cabinet minister in the late Meiji and…
Okazaki Kunisuke (岡崎邦輔; 12 April 1854 – 22 July 1936) was a politician and cabinet minister in the late Meiji and Taishō period Empire of Japan.
Junichiro Shimoyama (下山 順一郎 Shimoyama Jun'ichirō; March 27, 1853 – February 12, 1912) was a Japanese pharmacologist…
Junichiro Shimoyama (下山 順一郎 Shimoyama Jun'ichirō; March 27, 1853 – February 12, 1912) was a Japanese pharmacologist during the Meiji era.
Viscount Kodama Gentarō (兒玉 源太郎; 16 March 1852 – 23 July 1906) was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and…
Viscount Kodama Gentarō (兒玉 源太郎; 16 March 1852 – 23 July 1906) was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a government minister during the Meiji period. He was instrumental in establishing the modern Imperial Japanese military.
Baron Arisaka Nariakira (有坂 成章; April 5, 1852 – January 12, 1915) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese…
Baron Arisaka Nariakira (有坂 成章; April 5, 1852 – January 12, 1915) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. The inventor of the Arisaka rifle, he is regarded as one of the leading arms designers in Japanese history, alongside Kijirō Nambu.
Count Terauchi Masatake (寺内 正毅; 5 February 1852 – 3 November 1919) was a Japanese military officer and politician who…
Count Terauchi Masatake (寺内 正毅; 5 February 1852 – 3 November 1919) was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1916 to 1918. He was a Gensui (or Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Count Hayashi Tadasu GCVO (林 董; 11 April 1850 – 10 July 1913) was a Japanese career diplomat and cabinet minister of…
Count Hayashi Tadasu GCVO (林 董; 11 April 1850 – 10 July 1913) was a Japanese career diplomat and cabinet minister of Meiji-era Japan.
Viscount Kawamura Kageaki (川村 景明, Kageaki Kawamura; 8 April 1850 – 28 April 1926) was a field marshal in the Imperial…
Viscount Kawamura Kageaki (川村 景明, Kageaki Kawamura; 8 April 1850 – 28 April 1926) was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Count Kiyoura Keigo (清浦 奎吾; 14 February or 27 March 1850 – 5 November 1942) was a Japanese politician. He was the Prime…
Count Kiyoura Keigo (清浦 奎吾; 14 February or 27 March 1850 – 5 November 1942) was a Japanese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Japan in 1924, during the period which historians have called the "Taishō Democracy".
Count Hirata Tosuke (平田 東助; 2 March 1849 – 14 April 1925) was a Japanese statesman and the 7th Lord Keeper of the Privy…
Count Hirata Tosuke (平田 東助; 2 March 1849 – 14 April 1925) was a Japanese statesman and the 7th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan, active in the Meiji and Taishō period Empire of Japan.
Viscount Watanabe Kunitake (渡辺 国武; 29 March 1846 – 11 May 1919) was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister and deputy…
Viscount Watanabe Kunitake (渡辺 国武; 29 March 1846 – 11 May 1919) was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister and deputy prime minister, who lived in the Meiji and Taishō periods. Noted primarily for his role as finance minister, he was also the younger brother of Count Watanabe Chiaki.
Baron Arichi Shinanojō (有地 品之允; 15 March 1843 – 17 January 1919) was an admiral in the early Imperial Japanese Navy…
Baron Arichi Shinanojō (有地 品之允; 15 March 1843 – 17 January 1919) was an admiral in the early Imperial Japanese Navy, and served as Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff in the late 19th century.
Kusumoto Masataka (楠本 正隆) (14 April 1838 – 7 February 1902) was a Japanese Home Ministry government official. He was a…
Kusumoto Masataka (楠本 正隆) (14 April 1838 – 7 February 1902) was a Japanese Home Ministry government official. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan and its third speaker. Previously, he was governor of Niigata Prefecture (1872–1875) and Governor of Tokyo (1875–1879). He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, and in 1896, he was granted the title of baron (男爵, danshaku) under Meiji Japan's European-derived kazoku peerage system.
Count Gotō Shōjirō (後藤 象二郎; 13 April 1838 – 4 August 1897) was a Japanese samurai and politician during the Bakumatsu…
Count Gotō Shōjirō (後藤 象二郎; 13 April 1838 – 4 August 1897) was a Japanese samurai and politician during the Bakumatsu and early Meiji period of Japanese history. He was a leader of Freedom and People's Rights Movement (自由民権運動, jiyū minken undō) which would evolve into a political party.