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Marquess Inoue Kaoru GCMG (井上 馨, January 16, 1836 – September 1, 1915) was a Japanese politician and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy during the Meiji period of the Empire of Japan.
Inoue Kaoru (born Jan. 16, 1835, Nagato province [now in Yamaguchi prefecture], Japan—died Sept. 1, 1915, Tokyo) was one of the elder statesmen who ruled Japan during the Meiji period (1868–1912).
Count Inoue Kaoru (井上 馨, Inoue Kaoru) (January, 1836 – September 1, 1915) was a Japanese statesman and a member of the Meiji oligarchy that ruled Japan during the Meiji period (1868–1912).
Inoue Kaoru as elder statesman. INTRODUCTION. ‘A little man with a bright and intelligent expression.’. Count Inouye, as he was known to Tokyo’s foreign residents in the 1880s, was a giant of Meiji politics.
As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the 'Choshu Five' in the UK, in the first of a five-part series, we introduce Kaoru Inoue, who became Japan’s first Foreign Minister and is known as ‘the Father of Modern Japanese Diplomacy’.
Born in Yamaguchi, the son of a goshi (lower-ranked samurai) of the Hagi Clan. Together with comrades such as Shinsaku Takasugi, etc., he played an active part in the sonno joi undo (movement to revere the emperor and expel the barbarians).
Inoue Kaoru (井上薫, 1836-1915) was a senior member of the genrō, the political oligarchy of the Meiji period and yielded significant influence over the policies and political decisions of Meiji-era Japan.
