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Junkichi Matsuoka (松岡潤吉, Matsuoka Junkichi; 18 September 1888 – 7 September 1951) was a Japanese businessman and a…
Junkichi Matsuoka (松岡潤吉, Matsuoka Junkichi; 18 September 1888 – 7 September 1951) was a Japanese businessman and a member of the pre-war House of Peers.
Shinji Yoshino (吉野 信次, Yoshino Shinji; 17 September 1888 – 5 May 1971) was a bureaucrat, politician, and cabinet…
Shinji Yoshino (吉野 信次, Yoshino Shinji; 17 September 1888 – 5 May 1971) was a bureaucrat, politician, and cabinet minister in the government of the pre-war Empire of Japan, as well as in post-war Japan. He was the younger brother of political theorist Sakuzō Yoshino, a major proponent of Taishō democracy.
Shō Shō (尚昌, Shō Shō; 17 September 1888 – 19 June 1923), was the head of the Shō family, the former Ryukyuan royal…
Shō Shō (尚昌, Shō Shō; 17 September 1888 – 19 June 1923), was the head of the Shō family, the former Ryukyuan royal family, and upon his father's death in 1920, he became head of the family and inherited the title of Marquess. Like most members of the kazoku system of peerage, and all heads of the Shō family since the abolition of the Ryukyu Kingdom, he lived in Tokyo for his whole life. He died in June 1923, and was succeeded by his son, Hiroshi Shō.
Hidesaburō Kurushima (久留島 秀三郎, Kurushima Hidesaburō; September 11, 1888 – September 22, 1970) was President (from…
Hidesaburō Kurushima (久留島 秀三郎, Kurushima Hidesaburō; September 11, 1888 – September 22, 1970) was President (from 1954), then International Commissioner, and Chairman of the National Board of the Boy Scouts of Japan. An engineer, he had a successful career in mining engineering. He was also an accomplished author, published several books on Indochina and Manchuria, and short stories in addition to scientific publications related to his work. He was the discoverer of Hakore hot springs.
Tokuzō Akiyama (秋山 徳蔵, Akiyama Tokuzō; August 30, 1888 – July 14, 1974) was a Japanese chef who served as Emperor…
Tokuzō Akiyama (秋山 徳蔵, Akiyama Tokuzō; August 30, 1888 – July 14, 1974) was a Japanese chef who served as Emperor Taishō's and later Emperor Shōwa's imperial chef. He is regarded as an influential figure in spreading French cuisine in Japan. His life was adapted into a novel and several television series. He is regarded as the "Japanese Escoffier".
Ōuchi Hyōei (大内 兵衛, Ōuchi Hyōei; August 29, 1888 – May 1, 1980) was a Japanese economist.
Gunichi Mikawa (三川 軍一, Mikawa Gun'ichi; 29 August 1888 – 25 February 1981) was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese…
Gunichi Mikawa (三川 軍一, Mikawa Gun'ichi; 29 August 1888 – 25 February 1981) was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Mikawa was the commander of a heavy cruiser force that defeated the United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at the Battle of Savo Island in Ironbottom Sound on the night of 8–9 August 1942. In this battle, his squadron of cruisers, plus one destroyer, sank three USN cruisers, plus the RAN heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra; Mikawa's force suffered no losses in the actual battle, although heavy cruiser Kako was sunk by the undetected American submarine S-44 on the return to their base near Rabaul in the Bismarck Archipelago. However, his later career was of mixed success, and he was reassigned to lesser posts after the loss of a troop convoy destined for New Guinea. After the war Mikawa retired back to Japan, where he died in 1981 at the age of 92.
Kyukichi Kishida (岸田 久吉, Kishida Kyūkichi; 25 August 1888 in Maizuru – 4 October 1968 in Tokyo) was a Japanese…
Kyukichi Kishida (岸田 久吉, Kishida Kyūkichi; 25 August 1888 in Maizuru – 4 October 1968 in Tokyo) was a Japanese zoologist, who published in arachnology, mammalogy, and herpetology. He described several spider genera and species including : Heptathela Heptathela kimurai (Kimura-gumo) Pireneitega
Norihide Abe (阿部 規秀, Abe Norihide; September 8, 1887 – November 7, 1939) was a career officer and Lieutenant General in…
Norihide Abe (阿部 規秀, Abe Norihide; September 8, 1887 – November 7, 1939) was a career officer and Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army who was the highest-ranking Japanese officer killed in combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Ujihiro Iga (伊賀 氏広, Iga Ujihiro; September 6, 1886 – February 25, 1966) was an early pioneer in Japanese aviation. Born…
Ujihiro Iga (伊賀 氏広, Iga Ujihiro; September 6, 1886 – February 25, 1966) was an early pioneer in Japanese aviation. Born into the kazoku nobility, Iga gained an intense interest in aviation during his time in the Imperial Japanese Army. From 1910 to 1912, he engaged in intensive aviation research and ultimately produced two experimental designs. Though neither conducted a successful test flight, Iga's second aircraft, the "Dancing Crane," was the first aircraft to be produced entirely in Japan. Iga withdrew from aviation research in 1913, and spent the remainder of his life working in industrial management, promoting the modernization of firefighting, and researching Japanese Buddhism.
Rensuke Isogai (磯谷 廉介, Isogai Rensuke; 3 September 1886 – 6 June 1967) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and…
Rensuke Isogai (磯谷 廉介, Isogai Rensuke; 3 September 1886 – 6 June 1967) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation from 20 February 1942 to 24 December 1944.
Yuhachi Ikeda (28 August 1886 – 31 March 1963) was a Japanese sculptor. His work was part of the art competitions at…
Yuhachi Ikeda (28 August 1886 – 31 March 1963) was a Japanese sculptor. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Suzuki Bunji (鈴木 文治; 4 September 1885 – 12 March 1946) was a Japanese politician and labor activist. He founded the…
Suzuki Bunji (鈴木 文治; 4 September 1885 – 12 March 1946) was a Japanese politician and labor activist. He founded the Yūaikai, an organization for laborers.
Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂, Yoshida Shigeru; 2 September 1885 – 9 December 1954) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician in…
Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂, Yoshida Shigeru; 2 September 1885 – 9 December 1954) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the House of Peers, Chief Cabinet Secretary, governor of Fukuoka Prefecture and twice as a cabinet minister.
Mamoru Oguma (Japanese: 小熊 捍; August 24, 1885 – September 10, 1971) was a Japanese entomologist and geneticist. He held…
Mamoru Oguma (Japanese: 小熊 捍; August 24, 1885 – September 10, 1971) was a Japanese entomologist and geneticist. He held the degree of Doctor of Agriculture and is best known for his pioneering work in insect morphology and human genetics.
Bokusui Wakayama (若山 牧水, Wakayama Bokusui; August 24, 1885 – September 17, 1928) was the pen-name of Shigeru Wakayama…
Bokusui Wakayama (若山 牧水, Wakayama Bokusui; August 24, 1885 – September 17, 1928) was the pen-name of Shigeru Wakayama (若山 繁, Wakayama Shigeru), a Japanese author noted for his poetry in pre-World War II Japan.
Hachirō Arita (有田 八郎, Arita Hachirō; 21 September 1884 – 4 March 1965) was a Japanese politician and diplomat who…
Hachirō Arita (有田 八郎, Arita Hachirō; 21 September 1884 – 4 March 1965) was a Japanese politician and diplomat who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs for three terms. He coined the term Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, which provided an official agenda for Imperial Japan's expansionism. After the war, Arita was active as a leftist politician. The circumstances surrounding his second marriage and his unsuccessful 1959 run for Governor of Tokyo served as the model for the novel After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima. This led to a famous court case in which Arita successfully sued for invasion of privacy.
Yumeji Takehisa (Japanese: 竹久 夢二, Hepburn: Takehisa Yumeji; born Mojirō Takehisa (竹久 茂次郎, Takehisa Mojirō), 16…
Yumeji Takehisa (Japanese: 竹久 夢二, Hepburn: Takehisa Yumeji; born Mojirō Takehisa (竹久 茂次郎, Takehisa Mojirō), 16 September 1884 – 1 September 1934) was a Japanese poet and painter. He is known foremost for his Nihonga illustrations of bijin, beautiful women and girls, though he also produced a wide variety of works including book covers, serial newspaper illustrations, furoshiki, postcards, and patterned washi paper.
Setsuzō Sawada (澤田 節蔵, September 9, 1884 - July 4, 1976) was a Japanese diplomat.
Chikahiko Koizumi (小泉 親彦, Koizumi Chikahiko; 9 September 1884 – 13 September 1945) was a Japanese military physician…
Chikahiko Koizumi (小泉 親彦, Koizumi Chikahiko; 9 September 1884 – 13 September 1945) was a Japanese military physician who served as Minister of Health and Welfare from 1941 to 1944.
Zenjirō Horikiri (堀切善次郎, Horikiri Zenjirō; 2 September 1884 – 1 November 1979) was a Japanese official who served as…
Zenjirō Horikiri (堀切善次郎, Horikiri Zenjirō; 2 September 1884 – 1 November 1979) was a Japanese official who served as Minister for Home Affairs under Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara from 1945 to 1946. His brother, Zenbei Horikiri was also a politician and prominent member of the Rikken Seiyūkai political party.
Chizen Akanuma (Japanese: 赤沼 智善, Hepburn: Akanuma Chikuzen; August 25, 1884 – November 30, 1938) was a Japanese…
Chizen Akanuma (Japanese: 赤沼 智善, Hepburn: Akanuma Chikuzen; August 25, 1884 – November 30, 1938) was a Japanese Buddhist scholar and priest within the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, and a professor of Ōtani University who specialized in pre-sectarian Buddhism.
Prince Tsunehisa Takeda (竹田宮恒久王, Takeda-no-miya Tsunehisa-ō; September 22, 1882 – April 23, 1919) was the founder of…
Prince Tsunehisa Takeda (竹田宮恒久王, Takeda-no-miya Tsunehisa-ō; September 22, 1882 – April 23, 1919) was the founder of the Takeda-no-miya collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family.
Kataoka Nizaemon XII (十二代目片岡仁左衛門, Jūnidaime Kataoka Nizaemon; 9 September 1882 – 16 March 1946) was a Japanese kabuki…
Kataoka Nizaemon XII (十二代目片岡仁左衛門, Jūnidaime Kataoka Nizaemon; 9 September 1882 – 16 March 1946) was a Japanese kabuki actor of the Kamigata tradition; also known as Jinzaemon. His violent death at the hands of a starving writer living on the actor's property has been cited by scholars such as John Dower as an example of the chaos and "social disintegration" in the months and years immediately following Japan's defeat in World War II.
Inosuke Inoue (September 2, 1882 – June 20, 1966), whose Chinese given name was Gao Tianming, was born in Kochi…
Inosuke Inoue (September 2, 1882 – June 20, 1966), whose Chinese given name was Gao Tianming, was born in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. In addition to being a Christian clergyman, he also engaged in medical services. Inosuke Inoue's father, during the early days of Taiwan under Japanese rule, went to Hualien, Taiwan, to engage in camphor harvesting. Later, during the Weili Incident, he and dozens of government officials were killed by the Taroko people. For this reason, after Inosuke graduated from the seminary, he went to Taiwan's aboriginal tribes to carry out missionary and medical work with the concept of education and service. Later, he made many contributions to the medical work of Taiwan's aborigines throughout his life; therefore, he is known as the "Father of Aboriginal Medical Services" in Taiwan. Tzu Chi Monthly called Inoue "revenge with love."
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.
Sankichi Takahashi (高橋 三吉, Takahashi Sankichi; August 24, 1882 – June 15, 1966) was an Admiral of the Imperial Japanese…
Sankichi Takahashi (高橋 三吉, Takahashi Sankichi; August 24, 1882 – June 15, 1966) was an Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy. After the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 Takahashi, an important figure of the IJN's Fleet Faction, made a swift career, from commander of an obsolete cruiser in 1923 to commander of the Combined Fleet in 1934. He was instrumental in crushing the opposing moderate Treaty Faction but soon lost his command in another round of political turmoil.
Shigeyo Takeuchi (竹内茂代) (August 31, 1881 – December 15, 1975) was a Japanese physician. She was one of the first women…
Shigeyo Takeuchi (竹内茂代) (August 31, 1881 – December 15, 1975) was a Japanese physician. She was one of the first women elected to the Japanese Diet, though she only served one term.
Kiyoshi Akita (秋田 清, Akita Kiyoshi; 29 August 1881 – 3 December 1944) was a politician and cabinet minister in the…
Kiyoshi Akita (秋田 清, Akita Kiyoshi; 29 August 1881 – 3 December 1944) was a politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Lower House of the Diet of Japan for ten terms, and twice as a cabinet minister. He also served as Speaker of the House from 1932-1934.
Yamashita Shintarō (山下新太郎) (29 August 1881 – 11 April 1966) was a Japanese yōga painter.
Kōtarō Nakamura (中村 孝太郎, Nakamura Kōtarō; 28 August 1881 – 29 August 1947) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army…
Kōtarō Nakamura (中村 孝太郎, Nakamura Kōtarō; 28 August 1881 – 29 August 1947) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and very briefly Army Minister in the 1930s.
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.
Ikuo Oyama (大山 郁夫, Ōyama Ikuo) (20 September 1880 – 30 November 1955) was a Japanese academic, politician, political…
Ikuo Oyama (大山 郁夫, Ōyama Ikuo) (20 September 1880 – 30 November 1955) was a Japanese academic, politician, political scientist and writer.
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.
Tsutomu Sakuma (佐久間 勉, Sakuma Tsutomu; September 13, 1879 – April 15, 1910) was a career naval officer in the Imperial…
Tsutomu Sakuma (佐久間 勉, Sakuma Tsutomu; September 13, 1879 – April 15, 1910) was a career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and a pioneer submarine commander, known primarily as the commanding officer during the sinking of Submarine No.6.
Nobutaka Shiōden (四王天 延孝, Shiōden Nobutaka; 2 September 1878 – 8 August 1962) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial…
Nobutaka Shiōden (四王天 延孝, Shiōden Nobutaka; 2 September 1878 – 8 August 1962) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army, propagandist of a Jewish conspiracy theory during and after World War II and a legislator in the Diet of Japan.
Rentarō Taki (滝 廉太郎, Taki Rentarō; 24 August 1879 – 29 June 1903) was a Japanese pianist and composer of the Meiji era.…
Rentarō Taki (滝 廉太郎, Taki Rentarō; 24 August 1879 – 29 June 1903) was a Japanese pianist and composer of the Meiji era. Taki was born in Tokyo, but moved to many places during his childhood owing to his father's job. He went to Tokyo Music School (now known as Tokyo University of the Arts) and was taught by Nobu Koda, graduating in 1901. One of his famous pieces is "Kōjō no Tsuki" (Moon Over the Ruined Castle), which was included in the songbook for junior high school students, along with the "Hakone-Hachiri" (箱根八里). "Hana" (花, "Flower") is also a well-known song. In the same year, Taki went to the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany for further studies, but fell seriously ill with pulmonary tuberculosis and therefore returned to Japan. He lived quietly in the country afterwards, but soon died at the age of 23. His posthumous work is a solo piano piece called "Urami" (憾, "Regret"), which he wrote four months before he died.
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.
Kiyokata Kaburaki (鏑木 清方, Kaburaki Kiyokata; August 31, 1878 – March 2, 1972) was the art-name of a Nihonga artist and…
Kiyokata Kaburaki (鏑木 清方, Kaburaki Kiyokata; August 31, 1878 – March 2, 1972) was the art-name of a Nihonga artist and the leading master of the bijin-ga genre in the Taishō and Shōwa eras. His legal name was Kaburaki Ken'ichi. The artist himself used the reading "Kaburaki", but many Western (and some Japanese) sources transliterate it as "Kaburagi".
Naohide Yatsu (September 8, 1877 – October 2, 1947) was a Japanese biologist, geneticist, and embryologist. Yatsu…
Naohide Yatsu (September 8, 1877 – October 2, 1947) was a Japanese biologist, geneticist, and embryologist. Yatsu received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and was a pioneer in embryonic induction and laid the foundations for zoology research in Japan.
Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 博, Yoshida Hiroshi; September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and…
Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 博, Yoshida Hiroshi; September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. Along with Hasui Kawase, he is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his landscape prints. Yoshida made numerous trips around the world, with the aim of getting to know different artistic expressions and making works of different landscapes. He traveled widely, and was particularly known for his images of non-Japanese subjects done in traditional Japanese woodblock style, including the Taj Mahal, the Swiss Alps, the Grand Canyon, and other National Parks in the United States. He was known as a mountain painter (山岳画家) in Japan and spent about half of the year on sketching travels. He was particularly fond of mountain landscapes and painted many of them, founding the Nihon Sangakugaka Kyōkai (Japan Mountain Painting Society, 日本山岳画家協会) in his later years. As a mountaineer, he climbed the mountains of the Japanese Alps every summer and created his large paintings and woodblock prints after returning home.
Kokkō Sōma (相馬黒光, Sōma Kokkō; September 12, 1876 – March 2, 1955) was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of…
Kokkō Sōma (相馬黒光, Sōma Kokkō; September 12, 1876 – March 2, 1955) was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of artists and patron of Pan-Asian politics during the pre-war Empire of Japan. She was the wife of Aizō Sōma, the founder of Nakamura-ya, a noted bakery in Tokyo.
Masanao Hanihara (埴原 正直, Hanihara Masanao; August 25, 1876 – December 20, 1934) was a Japanese diplomat.
Matsunosuke Onoe (尾上 松之助, Onoe Matsunosuke; September 12, 1875 – September 11, 1926), sometimes known as Medama no…
Matsunosuke Onoe (尾上 松之助, Onoe Matsunosuke; September 12, 1875 – September 11, 1926), sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura. He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1,000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.
Kamehiko Abe (阿部 亀彦, Abe Kamehiko; September 1875 – 26 July 1928) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of…
Kamehiko Abe (阿部 亀彦, Abe Kamehiko; September 1875 – 26 July 1928) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from October 1922 to October 1923. He was governor of Kōchi Prefecture (1919–1922).
Hishida Shunsō (菱田 春草; September 21, 1874 – September 16, 1911) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter from the Meiji…
Hishida Shunsō (菱田 春草; September 21, 1874 – September 16, 1911) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter from the Meiji period. One of Okakura Tenshin's pupils along with Yokoyama Taikan and Shimomura Kanzan, he played a role in the Meiji era innovation of Nihonga. His real name was Hishida Miyoji. He was also known for his numerous paintings of cats.
Komuro Suiun (Japanese: 小室翠雲, August 31, 1874 – March 30, 1945) is the pseudonym of a Japanese nihonga painter who…
Komuro Suiun (Japanese: 小室翠雲, August 31, 1874 – March 30, 1945) is the pseudonym of a Japanese nihonga painter who worked mainly in the nanga style, active from the Meiji period (1868–1912) to the Shōwa period (1926–1989).
Hani Motoko (Japanese: 羽仁 もと子; 1873–1957) is considered to be Japan's first female journalist. Born into a former…
Hani Motoko (Japanese: 羽仁 もと子; 1873–1957) is considered to be Japan's first female journalist. Born into a former samurai family, Hani was born Matsuoka Motoko in Aomori Prefecture and was baptized a Christian in 1890. She was educated at Tokyo First Higher Women's School and then at the Meiji Women's Christian School. After leaving school in 1892, she taught school in Hachinohe and in Morioka. Her marriage in 1895 did not work out and she moved to Tokyo, working as a maid for a female doctor. She joined Hochi Shinbun in 1897, working first as a copy editor and later becoming a reporter. In 1901, she married a co-worker, Hani Yoshikazu. Together, they founded a new magazine called Fujin no Tomo (Women's friend) in 1908. An association of readers of that magazine was established in 1930 which still existed as of 1999. In 1921, the couple founded a private school for girls, Jiyu Gakuen. She wrote an autobiography in 1928 titled Speaking of Myself.
Yoshiro Saeki (Japanese: 佐伯好郎; September 15, 1871 – June 26, 1965) was a Japanese scholar of religion, law, and the…
Yoshiro Saeki (Japanese: 佐伯好郎; September 15, 1871 – June 26, 1965) was a Japanese scholar of religion, law, and the English language. Peter Saeki is his Christian name. He is known for his theories about the Church of the East (at the time referred to as "Nestorianism") and Jewish culture in Japan and for his involvement in the planning of the new Hiroshima after the atomic bombing.
Kawamura Takeji (川村 竹治; 1 September 1871 – 8 September 1955) was a Japanese businessman and the Governor-General of…
Kawamura Takeji (川村 竹治; 1 September 1871 – 8 September 1955) was a Japanese businessman and the Governor-General of Taiwan (1928–1929), Minister of Justice (1932). He was Governor of Wakayama Prefecture (1911–1914), Kagawa Prefecture (1914–1915) and Aomori Prefecture (1917–1918).