Ōura Kanetake was a politician and bureaucrat in late Meiji and early Taishō period Empire of Japan. In 1907, he was raised to the rank and title of danshaku (baron) under the kazoku peerage system.
Ōura Kanetake in 1915
The word "peace" and the signature of the calligrapher, Ōura Kanetake, 1910
Baron Oura of Japan. Source: Library of Congress
Ministry of Communications (Japan)
The Ministry of Communications was a Cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan. Its modern successors include the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan Post and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Communications Ministry (Teishin-shō) offices, Tokyo, pre-1923
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Image: Japan 1892