Inoue Kaoru

Inoue Kaoru

▪ Japanese statesman
in full (from 1907)  Kōshaku (Marquess) Inoue Kaoru 
born Jan. 16, 1835, Nagato province [now in Yamaguchi prefecture], Japan
died Sept. 1, 1915, Tokyo
 one of the elder statesmen ( genro) who ruled Japan during the Meiji period (1868–1912).

      Inoue was born to a samurai family of the Chōshū clan of western Japan and was a close boyhood friend of Itō Hirobumi, who later became Japan's first prime minister. Both wished to rid Japan of foreigners, and they joined an attack on the British legation in Edo (now Tokyo). When this failed they became aware of Japan's powerlessness and decided to study the foreigners firsthand. The two left Japan in 1863 and worked their way to England as ordinary sailors. The following year, when news reached them of a crisis in Japan after their clan had bombarded foreign ships in the Shimonoseki Strait, they hurried home to urge their clansmen and others to seek peace. They failed in this effort, and Inoue was attacked and injured by reactionary samurai.

      With the Meiji Restoration (1868)—which overthrew the Tokugawa clan that had ruled Japan since 1603 and reestablished the formal ruling authority of the emperor—Inoue became a leading member of the government and held important positions in the ministries of finance, industry, and foreign affairs. After Itō became prime minister in 1885, Inoue served successively as foreign minister, minister of the interior, and minister of finance. During the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) he was named special adviser to the minister of finance and at the request of the emperor attended all important state councils.

      Inoue was closely associated with the financial world and had connections with the giant Mitsui zaibatsu (one of the vast, family-owned financial empires of Japan up to 1945). He retired from active politics in 1898 but continued to have an important influence on the state, remaining until his death one of the genro whose advice the emperor sought on difficult political questions. He was made a marquess in 1907.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Inoue Kaoru — Infobox Politician name = Inoue Kaoru width =150px height =200px caption = Inoue Kaoru birth date =16 January 1836 birth place =Hagi, Japan residence = death date =death date and age|1915|09|01|1836|01|15 death place =Shizuoka, JapanCount… …   Wikipedia

  • Kaoru Inoue — 井上 馨 Kaoru Inoue Naissance 16 janvier 1836 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kaoru — is a Japanese given name for males or females. The name smeaning varies depending on its written form:* 薫/郁/芳 mdash; fragrance , common for both male and female * 馨/香 mdash; fragrance , more common for female * かおる mdash; * かをる mdash; same as… …   Wikipedia

  • Inoue Masaru (bureaucrat) — Inoue Masaru redirects here. For other uses, see Inoue Masaru (disambiguation). In this Japanese name, the family name is Inoue . Inoue Masaru Born August 25, 1843 Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan Died August 2, 1910 London Occupation …   Wikipedia

  • Inoue Masaru — nihongo|Inoue Masaru|井上 勝|Inoue Masaru|1843–1910 was known as the father of the Japanese railways .He was born into the Chōshū clan at Hagi, Yamaguchi (Original son of Katsuyuki Inoue). He briefly was adopted into the Nomura family and became… …   Wikipedia

  • Inoue — Family name name = image size = caption = pronunciation = meaning = region = language = related names = search = prefix = footnotes = Inoue (井上 above the well ) is the 17th most common Japanese surname. It can also be romanized as Inouye.People… …   Wikipedia

  • Inoue —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Patronyme Inoue (井上, « au dessus du puits », parfois transcrit Inouye) est un patronyme japonais. Il s agit du 17e nom de famille… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kyoko Inoue — Infobox Wrestler name=Kyoko Inoue names= Kyoko Inoue img capt= height=height|m=1.66 weight=convert|100|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on real height= real weight= birth date=birth date and age|1969|4|22|mf=y birth place=Nan yō, Yamagata death date= death… …   Wikipedia

  • Samantha Inoue-Harte — (born April 21, 1979 in Virginia) also nicknamed Sami Harte or Sammy Harte, is a founder of an animation studio called Saiko Studios. She is also an anime voice actress for ADV Films, Funimation Entertainment, and an Animation Instructor. She is… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Außenminister Japans — Dies ist eine chronologische Liste aller Außenminister von Japan. Die Amtszeiten im Kabinett werden nicht in der Tabelle geführt. Beispielsweise wird Takeaki Matsumoto als 79. Person aufgezählt, die japanischer Außenminister wurde, während seine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”