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Marquess Ōkuma Shigenobu (大隈 重信, March 11, 1838 – January 10, 1922) was a Japanese statesman and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy. He served as the second Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan in 1898 and from 1914 to 1916.
Ōkuma Shigenobu (born March 11, 1838, Saga, Japan—died Jan. 10, 1922, Tokyo) was a politician who twice served as prime minister of Japan (1898; 1914–16). He organized the Rikken Kaishintō (“Progressive Party”) and founded Waseda University.
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Feb 14, 2024 · Most people in Japan know Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838–1922) as the founder of Waseda University in Tokyo, one of the country’s most prestigious private institutions of higher education.
Learn about the life and achievements of Okuma Shigenobu, a key figure in the Meiji Restoration, the 8th and 17th Prime Minister of Japan, and the founder of Waseda University. Explore his role in foreign affairs, constitutional reform, and education, as well as his challenges and controversies.
Mar 23, 2011 · Gorai Kenzō classifies Ōkuma as a “radical” at this time, and Itō and Inoue as “gradualists,” in Ningcn Ōptima Shigenobu [The Human Ōkuma Shigenobu] (Tokyo, 1939), p. 271. Hugh Borton considers Ōkuma the only progressive, surrounded by conservatives: see Japan's Modern Century (New York, 1955), p. 120.
Marquis Ōkuma Shigenobu (大隈 重信) (February 16, 1838 – January 10, 1922) was a popular Japanese statesman and politician, the eighth (June 30, 1898–November 8, 1898) and seventeenth (April 16, 1914–October 9, 1916) Prime Minister of Japan, and the founder of Waseda University.
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Learn about the life and achievements of OKUMA Shigenobu, a statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister twice and founded Waseda University. Find his publications and related resources in the National Diet Library's collections.
