Tokonami Takejirō
Takejirō Tokonami | |
|---|---|
 Takejirō Tokonami | |
| 36th Japanese Minister of Communications | |
| In office June 8, 1934 – September 8, 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | Keisuke Okada |
| Preceded by | Minami Hiroshi |
| Succeeded by | Okada Keisuke |
| 10th Japanese Railway Minister | |
| In office December 13, 1931 – May 26, 1932 | |
| Prime Minister | Tsuyoshi Inukai |
| Preceded by | Hara Osamu |
| 14th Japanese Home Minister | |
| In office September 29, 1918 – June 1922 | |
| Prime Minister | Hara Takashi; Takahashi Korekiyo[exp 1] |
| Preceded by | Mizuno Rentaro |
| Succeeded by | Mizuno Rentaro |
| 3rd Director of the Karafuto Agency | |
| In office April 24, 1908 – June 12, 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Kusunose Yukihiko |
| Succeeded by | Hiraoka Teitarou |
| 19th Governor of Tokushima Prefecture | |
| In office 1905–1905 | |
| Preceded by | Kamei Eizaburou |
| Succeeded by | Iwao Saburou |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1866 Kagoshima |
| Died | August 9, 1935 (aged 69) |
| Resting place | Tama Rein Cemetery in Fuchū, Tokyo |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Political party | Seiyu Honto; Rikken Minseito; Rikken Seiyūkai; Showakai |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer and judge |
Takejirō Tokonami (床次 竹二郎, Tokonami Takejirō, January 6, 1866 – September 8, 1935) was a Japanese politician who served as Home Minister of Japan and Railway Minister.[1][2] Tokonami was born January 1866 in Kagoshima, and later attended the law school at the University of Tokyo. Throughout his political career, he served in numerous governmental positions, including the governorship of two provinces, ministerships and terms in the Diet of Japan, where he headed multiple political parties. Tokonami died in 1935.
Life
Tokonami was born in Kagoshima in January 1866.[3] He graduated from the University of Tokyo law school, later becoming a judge.[3] Tokonami died in 1935 and was buried at Tama Rein Cemetery in Fuchū, Tokyo.
Political career
Tokonami was involved in several government agencies throughout his career, and served in the leadership of different political parties. He also helped found multiple political parties, including the Kyōchōkai, which took a Neo-Confucianist and reformist-conservative view towards social reform.[4]
Governorships
Tokonami served as the third Director of the Karafuto Agency, governing the Karafuto Prefecture from April 24, 1908 to June 12, 1908, after having previously served as governor of Tokushima Prefecture in 1904 and 1905.
Home Ministry
Appointed vice-minister of the Home Ministry in 1906,[3] Tokonami later became Home Minister.[5] While vice-minister, Tokonami arranged a conference between Japanese Buddhist and Christian leaders in February 1912.[6]
Diet
Tokonami served as a member of the Diet of Japan in the 1920s and 1930s,[7] where he was the leader of the Seiyu Honto party.[8] He continued to serve in a leadership role when the Seiyu Honto and Kenseikai merged to form the Rikken Minseito.[8]
After leaving his former political parties, Tokonami joined the Rikken Seiyūkai party in 1929.[9] In 1932, Tokonami campaigned for head of the party, but was persuaded by party elders to drop out and allow the current Prime Minister Kisaburo Suzuki to remain party head.[10] When Prime Minister Keisuke Okada choose Tokonami for one of the Rikken Seiyūkai's three ministry seats in 1934, it discredited the head of the party, as Tokonami belonged to a group of politicians which opposed him.[11] The Rikken Seiyūkai began to expel all members who supported Tokonami, prompting Tokonami and his supporters to form a new political party, the Showakai.[11]
Ministry of Communications and Railway Minister
Tokonami served as Japanese Minister of Communications in the 1920s and 1930s.[12] During this time, he was accused of taking a bribe of 500,000 yuan from Warlord of Manchuria Zhang Xueliang in 1928.[13] He also served as Railway Minister in the 1930s.[10]
Bibliography
- Impressions of Europe and America.[6]
Explanatory notes
- ^ Tokonami was appointed to two consecutive terms by two different prime ministers.
Notes
- ^ Nakayama, Gotō, and Yoshioka (2006), 381.
- ^ Byas (2005), 59.
- ^ a b c Masaoka (2009), 133.
- ^ Streeck and Yamamura (2005), 66.
- ^ Duus (1999), 113.
- ^ a b Hagin (1914), 294.
- ^ New York Times (2004), 1.
- ^ a b Murai (2002), 38.
- ^ Council on Foreign Relations (1932), 108.
- ^ a b Associated Press (1932), 12.
- ^ a b Bisson (2007), 215.
- ^ Agreement (1935), 8-9.
- ^ Time (1935)
References
- "Agreement Concerning the Exchange of Money Orders Between Canada and Japan". 20 December 1935. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- Associated Press (18 May 1932). "Demand of Japanese Army for Non-Partisan Cabinet Upsets Plans of Leaders". The Evening Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- Bisson, T.A (2007). Japan in China. Read Books. ISBN 1406722839. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- Byas, Hugh (2005). Government by Assassination. Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 1417990821. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- Council on Foreign Relations (1932). Political Handbook of the World. Vol. 2000–2002. New York City: McGraw-Hill.
- Duus, Masayo (1999). The Japanese Conspiracy: The Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 0520204859. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- "Foreign News: War Lord's Bribe". Time. 18 February 1935. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- Hagin, Fred Eugene (1914). The Cross in Japan: A Study of Achievement and Opportunity. Fleming H. Revell. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- Masaoka, Naoichi (2009). From Japan to America: A Symposium of Papers by Political Leaders and Representative Citizens of Japan on Conditions in Japan and on the Relations between Japan and the United States. Bibliobazaar. ISBN 1103381784. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- Murai, Ryota (2002). "Who Should Govern: The Political Reformation after the First World War in Japan" (PDF). Kobe University Law Review. Kobe: Kobe University. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- Nakayama, Shigeru (2006). A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan: High Economic Growth Period, 1960-1969. Japanese Society. Vol. 3 (Illustrated ed.). Trans Pacific Press. ISBN 1876843292. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
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- Streeck, Wolfgang (2005). The Origins of Non-Liberal Capitalism: Germany and Japan in Comparison. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801489830. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
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