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''' Shigenobu Okuma''' (1838-1922) was a Japanese diplomat, government official and educator, who served as [[Prime Minister of Japan]] | |||
==Government policies== | |||
He was opposed to the [[Satsuma Clan|Satsuma]] and [[Chosu Clan]] factions in the [[Meiji Restoration]], pushing for constitutional government. He also opposed [[Takamori Saigo]] proposal for [[Korea]]: "to begin diplomatic relations with Korea in the hope that Korean refusal would precipitate a Japanese punitive expedition (this proposal is known as “Seikanron”), Ōkuma objected to this proposal on the grounds that domestic affairs should be given priority."<ref>{{citation | |||
| url =http://www.waseda.jp/eng/okuma/biography_story/index.html | |||
| title = Shigenobu Okuma: A Short Biography | |||
| publisher = Wakeda University | |||
}}</ref> | |||
His Foreign Minister, [[Takaaki Kato]], presented the [[Twenty-One Demands]] to China, over the objection of his conservative enemy, [[Aritomo Yamagata]].<ref>{{citation | |||
| title = Sources of Japanese tradition: From earliest times to 1600 | year = 2005 | |||
| author = William Theodore De Bary | |||
| publisher = Columbia University Press | |||
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=6wS_ijD6DSgC&pg=PA826&lpg=PA826&dq=%22Aikoku+Koto%22+Japan&source=bl&ots=Myl1OhPPmM&sig=tVOhZOwACZrSk7azh8Wq4e3x1o0&hl=en&ei=w56OTOyiC4H78AbtkaTQCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22Aikoku%20Koto%22%20Japan&f=false | |||
}}, p. 826</ref> | |||
==Education== | |||
He founded [[Waseda University]]. | |||
==Party politics== | |||
With [[Taisuke Itagaki]], he cofounded the [[Kenseito]] (Constitutional Government Party) in 1898. | |||
He had clashed with [[Aritomo Yamagata]] since the early Meiji days. When, in 1920, Yamagata opposed the marriage of Princess Nagako to [[Hirohito|Prince Hirohito]], alleging she was genetically impure, Okuma said<blockquote>As for Prince Yamagata, it is incumbent upon him to resign all the public office he holds, to say nothing of renouncing his treatment as a [[genro]], so as to apologize to the emperor and to the nation. Otherwise, it would be impossible to placate the nation, which feels high resentment against his attitude. <ref>{{citation | |||
| title = The Yamato Dynasty: the secret history of Japan's imperial family | |||
| author = Sterling Seagrave and Peggy Seagrave | publisher = Broadway Books | year = 1999 | |||
| isbn =07677904066 | |||
}}, p. 155</ref> </blockquote> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist|2}} | |||
Latest revision as of 09:09, 28 February 2024
Shigenobu Okuma (1838-1922) was a Japanese diplomat, government official and educator, who served as Prime Minister of Japan
Government policies
He was opposed to the Satsuma and Chosu Clan factions in the Meiji Restoration, pushing for constitutional government. He also opposed Takamori Saigo proposal for Korea: "to begin diplomatic relations with Korea in the hope that Korean refusal would precipitate a Japanese punitive expedition (this proposal is known as “Seikanron”), Ōkuma objected to this proposal on the grounds that domestic affairs should be given priority."[1]
His Foreign Minister, Takaaki Kato, presented the Twenty-One Demands to China, over the objection of his conservative enemy, Aritomo Yamagata.[2]
Education
He founded Waseda University.
Party politics
With Taisuke Itagaki, he cofounded the Kenseito (Constitutional Government Party) in 1898.
He had clashed with Aritomo Yamagata since the early Meiji days. When, in 1920, Yamagata opposed the marriage of Princess Nagako to Prince Hirohito, alleging she was genetically impure, Okuma said
As for Prince Yamagata, it is incumbent upon him to resign all the public office he holds, to say nothing of renouncing his treatment as a genro, so as to apologize to the emperor and to the nation. Otherwise, it would be impossible to placate the nation, which feels high resentment against his attitude. [3]
References
- ↑ Shigenobu Okuma: A Short Biography, Wakeda University
- ↑ William Theodore De Bary (2005), Sources of Japanese tradition: From earliest times to 1600, Columbia University Press, p. 826
- ↑ Sterling Seagrave and Peggy Seagrave (1999), The Yamato Dynasty: the secret history of Japan's imperial family, Broadway Books, ISBN 07677904066, p. 155