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Brinkley, Francis b. 1841 d. 1912
Diplomat, educator and writer. Brinkley first went to Japan in 1867 as assistant attache to the Japanese Legation. He and his son, Jack Ronald, greatly contributed to the culture and education in Japan. Brinkley was born at Leinster, Ireland. His grandfather was a bishop and professor of astronomy in Dublin University. Brinkley studied at Dunganon and Trinity and was at the top of his class in mathematics and classical studies. After graduating from those institutions, he entered the Royal...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Chiossone, Edoardo b. 1833 d. April 11, 1898
Artist and engraver. Originally from Genoa, Italy, Chiossone traveled to Japan in 1875 and was one of several foreigners imported to share his knowledge of engraving and manufacturing techniques. The manufacturing system for stamps at the currency office was changed completely by the hiring of Chiossone and his colleagues. In the hand-engraved plate system that had been used since the ryu-mon stamps, every stamp on a sheet was carved individually in a large concave block, requiring a great deal...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Cause of death: stroke
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Garst, Charles b. August 12, 1853 d. December 28, 1898
Christian missionary. Garst, his wife and Mr. and Mrs. George T. Smith were the first missionaries of the Disciples of Christ recruited for Japan. They arrived in Yokohama in October, 1883. Their story is presented in Mrs. Garst's book "A West Pointer in the Land of the Mikado." Exhausted from his missionary work, Garst died in Tokyo after a long illness at age 45. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Goto, Shinpei b. 1857 d. 1929
Politician and physician. He served in a wide variety of capacities, including as Head of Sanitation Bureau (part of the Home Ministry) from 1890 to 1892 and again from 1895 to 1898. He was the head of civilian administration of Taiwan from 1898 to 1906 and became the first president of the Manchurian Railway in 1906. Goto had accompanied General Baron Gentaro Kodama, a military man of unusual distinction, and served as his civil administrator and deputy in all but purely military matters. For...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Hachiko b. November 10, 1923 d. March 8, 1935
A white Akita dog, Hachiko was the faithful pet of Dr. Eisaburo Ueno, a professor at Tokyo University. The professor's home was in the Shibuya district of Tokyo and he commuted to the agricultural department in Komaba and the agricultural experimental station in Nishihara. On May 21, 1925, Dr. Ueno did not return because he had suffered a stroke and died at the university. Hachiko was eighteen months old. The next day and for the next nine years, Hachiko returned to the station and waited for...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Hamaguchi, Osaji b. 1870 d. 1931
Politician. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Hasegawa, Hitoshi b. 1903 d. 1997
Western-style painter. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Hayashi, Tadasu b. February 22, 1850 d. July 10, 1913
diplomat and statesman. Hayashi is best known as the Japanese diplomat who became an English Freemason. In his youth, Hayashi studied under Dr. James C. Hepburn, an American medical missionary, who was credited with romanizing the Japanese language, translating the Bible into Japanese and compiling the first Japanese-English dictionary. During his career Hayashi served as Japan's Minister to China and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was initiated in Empire Lodge # 2103 in London in 1903. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Cause of death: medical complications following amputation of a severely fractured leg
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Ichikawa, Danjuro b. 1823 d. 1854
Kabuki actor. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Ikeda, Hayato b. December 3, 1899 d. August 13, 1965
Politician. Ikeda served as the 58th, 59th and 60th Prime Ministers of Japan for successive terms from July 19, 1960 to November 9, 1964. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Inoue, Junnosuke b. 1869 d. 1932
Former president of the Nippon Bank. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Inukai, Ki b. April 20, 1855 d. May 16, 1932
Politician and statesman. A native of Okayama prefecture, Inukai became president of the Seiyukai party in 1929 and served as Japan's 26th Prime Minister from December 31, 1931 until his death. His cabinet sanctioned the Manchurian Incident of 1931. His assassination increased army power over the government and ended party cabinets until after World War II. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Inumaru, Tetsuzo
Having trained in England, France and the United States for the job, Inumaru was the general manager of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel at the time it first opened to the public on August 31, 1923. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Kato, Takaaki b. January 25, 1860 d. January 28, 1926
Politician. Served as the 24th Prime Minister of Japan. Also known as "Komei Kato." He begam his term in June 1924 in charge of a new coalition government. His party won a majority in the Diet(Parliament) in 1925, and he was able to name his own cabinet. A new period of democratic government began. Universal male suffrage was enacted, the army was greatly reduced in size and influence, the power of the House of Peers was lessened, and moderate social legislation was introduced. Tragically, Kato...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Kawai, Eijiro b. 1891 d. 1944
Social philosopher and economist. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Kitazato, Shibasaburo b. 1852 d. 1931
Bacteriologist. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Kunikida, Doppo b. 1871 d. 1908
Novelist and poet. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Kurokawa, Kisho b. April 8, 1934 d. October 12, 2007
Architect. Born in Nagoya, Japan, he initially studied architecture at Kyoto University and went on to earn a master's degree in 1959 from the University of Tokyo, and a PhD in 1964. He was a co-founder of the Metabolist Movement, a school advocating organic, renewable architecture that could evolve through the addition of clip-on modular units as a response to concerns about overcrowding. The most notable work was the pavilions designed for the 1970 Osaka Expo, where his five-storey "Takara...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
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Makino, Shinken b. 1861 d. 1949
2nd son of politician Toshimichi Okubo. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
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Maresuke, Nogi b. 1849 d. 1912
Japanese Army General. Made a Lieutenant General in 1895, he became Governor-General of Taiwan. He fought for the government in the Satsuma Rebellion, and was the leading general in the war with Russia in Manchuria, where he lost 75,000 soldiers out of 270,000, including his own sons. Hero of the capture of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War and was honored as a model of loyalty when he committed hara-kiri to follow the Meiji emperor into death. (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
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