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genro
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
genro [ Jap.,=elder statesmen...constitutionally reserved for the emperor. The term genro, or elder statesmen, came into use in this...further into the background, the remaining genro in 1918 asked Takashi Hara , the Seiyukai...
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Kimmochi Saionji
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...1940) was the last elder statesman, or genro, of Japan. Catapulted by birth into high...Yamagata's recommendation Saionji became genro in 1916 and was appointed chief delegate...in 1924, Saionji became the only living genro and thus the ultimate "Cabinet maker...
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Taro Katsura
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...increased army spending, was widely interpreted as an example of genro manipulation. The major parliamentary parties united in opposition...passed a nonconfidence motion. Katsura lost support of the genro when he attempted to form a new party and sought imperial intervention...
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Seiyukai
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...were more powerful in their own right than as party leaders. The first real party cabinet, marking the decline of the old genro oligarchy, was formed by Takashi Hara in 1918. Party governments prevailed from 1924 to 1932, the Seiyukai cabinets of Giichi...
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Kimmochi Saionji, Prince
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...politics in 1914 and refused to form a cabinet in 1918, but in 1919 he headed the delegation to the Paris Peace Conference. As a genro [elder statesman] he continued to enjoy tremendous prestige and influence until his death. He escaped assassination in the...
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Masayoshi Matsukata
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Masayoshi Matsukata , 1835-1924, Japanese statesman. A Satsuma clansman and a genro , he was a leading figure in the modernization of Japan. As finance minister (1881-91) his programs stimulated economic activity...
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Takashi (Kei) Hara
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...president (1914), Hara established the Seiyukai as the first powerful majority party by compromise with the oligarchs (see genro ), distribution of patronage posts to cooperative bureaucrats, exploitation of public works legislation, and lavish use of...
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Shigenobu Okuma
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...and sometimes contradictorily, on public affairs. Okuma formally retired from politics in 1910 but was called back by the genro to serve as premier in 1914. After serving 2 years, he returned to private life and spent his later years trying to promote...
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Aritomo Yamagata
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...believer in "transcendental government", free from control or interference by the popularly elected house of the Diet. As genro, or senior statesman, he bent every effort to keep political party leaders from organizing cabinets and maneuvered to put...
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Iwao Oyama
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Manchuria. As war minister in several cabinets and as chief of staff he upheld the autocratic power of the oligarchs (see genro ) against democratic encroachments. Oyama was given the rank of prince for his military accomplishments, and on his death...
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