Kiuchi Jūshirō
Japanese politician
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Kiuchi Jūshirō (木内 重四郎; 26 January 1866 – 9 January 1925) was a Japanese politician. He was educated at Chiba Middle School and Chiba First High School,[citation needed] and later graduated from Imperial Tokyo University's Department of Political Science.[1] In 1906, while serving as a Japanese representative in Korea, Kiuchi made a bet with Durham Stevens, an American advisor to the Korean government, about the length of time before Japan would annex Korea. Kiuchi expected it would only take three years; Stevens' guess of five years would prove to be more nearly correct, as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty was signed in mid-1910.[2] In January 1909, Kiuchi was one of a number of politicians who brought pressure to bear against Itō Hirobumi and his allegedly soft policies towards Korea, urging that Japan should exercise direct rule there; it was suggested that Kiuchi took this position due to his dissatisfaction with being shifted from Vice-Minister of Home Affairs to Vice-Minister of Agriculture.[3] He later served as a member of the House of Peers and then from 1916–1918 as Governor of Kyoto Prefecture.[1]
Kiuchi Jūshirō | |
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木内 重四郎 | |
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| Governor of Kyoto Prefecture | |
| In office April 1916 – May 1918 | |
| Monarch | Taishō |
| Preceded by | Shōichi Ōmori |
| Succeeded by | Eitaro Mabuchi |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 24 August 1911 – 9 January 1925 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1866 |
| Died | 9 January 1925 (aged 58) |
| Relatives | Katō Takaaki (brother-in-law) Kijūrō Shidehara (brother-in-law) Keizo Shibusawa (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Kiuchi's former residence, located in Ichikawa, Chiba, was maintained as a historical building and tourist attraction for some years, but was being considered for dismantling as of 2001[update].[4]
