Tsuda Mamichi
Tsuda Mamichi | |
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Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan | |
| Died | September 3, 1903 (aged 74) |
| Occupation(s) | Legal Scholar, Politician |
Kato Hiroyuki, Nakamura Masanao, and Nishi Amane.
Early life
Tsuda was born into a local Nagasaki.
The two Japanese students were put in the care of Professor
Leyden introduced them to Freemasonry
, of which they became the first Japanese adherents on October 20, 1864.
Government career
After his return to Japan in 1868, Tsuda wrote the Kaisei Kokuho ron (On Western Law), which was the first book in
Diet of Japan after the 1890 Japanese general election. Tsuda was also an active member of the Meirokusha, and contributed numerous articles to its journal, Meiroku zasshi.[1]
He was ennobled with the title of danshaku (baron) under the kazoku peerage system.
References and further reading
- Auslin, Michael R. Negotiating with Imperialism: The Unequal Treaties and the Culture of Japanese Diplomacy. Harvard University Press (2006). ISBN 0-674-02227-0
- Gordon, Andrew. A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-511061-7
- Sims, Richard. Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868-2000. Palgrave Macmillan, 2001. ISBN 0-312-23914-9
Specific
- ISBN 9780674028166.
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