Abstract: Takasaki Tatsunosuke (1885–1964) was born in a village called Hashiramoto on the right bank of the Yodo River in Takatsuki, located between Kyoto and Osaka, in February 1885. Japan had been transformed from the feudal political system ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate government to a modern imperial system through the restoration of the power of the emperor, who had been a mere figurehead in the medieval times. The modern Japanese government was established in 1868, modeled after the Bismarckian political system of Prussia, with Emperor Mutsuhito as the head of state. His reign was named Meiji ("enlightened rule"), and this dramatic political transformation was called the Meiji Restoration. In order to catch up with the Western imperial powers, which were dividing up the spheres of interest in Asia, the Meiji government strove to modernize and militarize Japan with the slogan "Rich Nation, Strong Army." Japan fought with China— the first Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895—and then with Russia—the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905—winning both wars and obtaining Taiwan and the lease of Liaodong peninsula from China. 1 KeywordsEarly CareerVice PresidentLiaodong PeninsulaInternational SituationSugar CubeThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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