Ōkuma Shigenobu
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Marquess Ōkuma Shigenobu was a Japanese statesman who was a leading figure in the Meiji and Taishō eras of Japan, serving as Prime Minister in 1898, and from 1914 to 1916. A key advocate for the adopt
Okuma in the 1910s
Ōkuma's childhood home in Saga
Ōkuma (seated on far right) with other samurai during his studies in Nagasaki, 1866
Ōkuma c. 1880s
Yamagata Aritomo
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Prince Yamagata Aritomo was a Japanese statesman and general who twice served as prime minister of Japan, in 1889–1891 and 1898–1900. He was a leading member of the genrō, a group of senior courtiers
Ōkuma Shigenobu
…by Yamamoto Gonnohyōe Succeeded by Terauchi Masatake In office 30 June 1898 – 8 November 1898 Monarch Meiji Preceded by Itō Hirobumi Succeeded by Yamagata Aritomo Ministerial offices Minister for Foreign Affairs In office 10 August 1915 – 13 October 1915 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Katō Takaaki Succeeded…
Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata in 1869
Yamagata in the 1870s
Yamagata in 1880