Komei (Takaaki) Kato , 1860-1926, Japanese statesman. He entered the foreign ministry after graduating from Tokyo Univ. He served (1909) as ambassador to Great Britain. He was foreign minister (1914-15), but his presentation of the Twenty-one Demands to China forced his resignation. Later he organized and headed the conservative Kenseikai party. During his term (1924-25) as prime minister his cabinet was called "the Mitsubishi government," because he and his foreign minister, Shidehara , were both connected by marriage with the Mitsubishi interests. His administration reduced army strength...
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