Takejirō Tokonami

Takejirō Tokonami

Takejirō Tokonami
36th Japanese Minister of Communications
In office June 8, 1934 – September 8, 1935
Prime Minister	Keisuke Okada
Preceded by	Minami Hiroshi
Succeeded by	Okada Keisuke
10th Japanese Railway Minister
In office December 13, 1931 – May 26, 1932
Prime Minister	Tsuyoshi Inukai
Preceded by	Hara Osamu
14th Japanese Home Minister
In office September 29, 1918 – June 1922
Prime Minister	Hara Takashi; Takahashi Korekiyo^{[exp 1]}
Preceded by	Mizuno Rentaro
Succeeded by	Mizuno Rentaro
3rd Director of the Karafuto Agency
In office April 24, 1908 – June 12, 1908
Preceded by	Kusunose Yukihiko
Succeeded by	Hiraoka Teitarou
19th Governor of Tokushima Prefecture
In office 1905–1905
Preceded by	Kamei Eizaburou
Succeeded by	Iwao Saburou
Personal details
Born	January 6, 1897 Kagoshima
Died	August 9, 1935(1935-08-09) (aged 38)
Resting place	Tama Rein Cemetery in Fuchū, Tokyo
Nationality	Japan
Political party	Seiyu Honto; Rikken Minseito; Rikken Seiyūkai; Showakai
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer and judge

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Tokonami".

Takejirō Tokonami (床次竹二郎, Tokonami Takejirō^?, January 6, 1897 – September 8, 1935) was a Japanese politician who served as Home Minister of Japan and Railway Minister.^[1]^[2] Tokonami was born January 1897 in Kagoshima, and later attended the law school at the University of Tokyo. Throughout his political career, he served in numerous governmental positions, including the governorship of two provinces, ministerships and terms in the Diet of Japan, where he headed multiple political parties. Tokonami died in 1935.

1 Life
2 Political career
3 Bibliography
4 Explanatory notes
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

Life

Tokonami was born in Kagoshima in January 1897.^[3] He graduated from the University of Tokyo law school, later becoming a judge.^[3] Tokonami died in 1935 and was buried at Tama Rein Cemetery in Fuchū, Tokyo.

Political career

Tokonami was involved in several government agencies throughout his career, and served in the leadership of different political parties. He also helped found multiple political parties, including the Kyōchōkai, which took a Neo-Confucianist and reformist-conservative view towards social reform.^[4]

Governorships

Tokonami served as the third Director of the Karafuto Agency, governing the Karafuto Prefecture from April 24, 1908 to June 12, 1908, after having previously served as governor of Tokushima Prefecture in 1904 and 1905.

Home Ministry

Appointed vice-minister of the Home Ministry in 1906,^[3] Tokonami later became Home Minister.^[5] While vice-minister, Tokonami arranged a conference between Japanese Buddhist and Christian leaders in February 1912.^[6]

Diet

Tokonami served as a member of the Diet of Japan in the 1920s and 1930s,^[7] where he was the leader of the Seiyu Honto party.^[8] He continued to serve in a leadership role when the Seiyu Honto and Kenseikai merged to form the Rikken Minseito.^[8]

After leaving his former political parties, Tokonami joined the Rikken Seiyūkai party in 1929.^[9] In 1932, Tokonami campaigned for head of the party, but was persuaded by party elders to drop out and allow the current Prime Minister Kisaburo Suzuki to remain party head.^[10] When Prime Minister Keisuke Okada choose Tokonami for one of the Rikken Seiyūkai's three ministry seats in 1934, it discredited the head of the party, as Tokonami belonged to a group of politicians which opposed him.^[11] The Rikken Seiyūkai began to expel all members who supported Tokonami, prompting Tokonami and his supporters to form a new political party, the Showakai.^[11]

Ministry of Communications and Railway Minister

Tokonami served as Japanese Minister of Communications in the 1920s and 1930s.^[12] During this time, he was accused of taking a bribe of 500,000 yuan from Warlord of Manchuria Zhang Xueliang in 1928.^[13] He also served as Railway Minister in the 1930s.^[10]

Bibliography

Impressions of Europe and America.^[6]

Explanatory notes

^ Tokonami was appointed to two consecutive terms by two different prime ministers.

Notes

^ Nakayama, Gotō, and Yoshioka (2006), 381.
^ Byas (2005), 59.
^ ^a ^b ^c Masaoka (2009), 133.
^ Streeck and Yamamura (2005), 66.
^ Duus (1999), 113.
^ ^a ^b Hagin (1914), 294.
^ New York Times (2004), 1.
^ ^a ^b Murai (2002), 38.
^ Council on Foreign Relations (1932), 108.
^ ^a ^b Associated Press (1932), 12.
^ ^a ^b Bisson (2007), 215.
^ Agreement (1935), 8-9.
^ Time (1935)

References

"Agreement Concerning the Exchange of Money Orders Between Canada and Japan". 20 December 1935. http://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.asp?id=103195&bprint=true. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
Associated Press (18 May 1932). "Demand of Japanese Army for Non-Partisan Cabinet Upsets Plans of Leaders". The Evening Independent. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-KELAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2FQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5507,103446&dq=takejiro-tokonami. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
Bisson, T.A (2007). Japan in China. Read Books. ISBN 1406722839. http://books.google.com/?id=aFJFMCFdDdcC&pg=RA1-PA215&dq=%22takejiro+tokonami%22&q=%22takejiro%20tokonami%22. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
Byas, Hugh (2005). Government by Assassination. Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 1417990821. http://books.google.com/?id=52cSxSg_qMcC&pg=PA59&dq=%22takejiro+tokonami%22&q=%22takejiro%20tokonami%22. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
Council on Foreign Relations (1932). Political Handbook of the World. 2000-2002. New York City: McGraw-Hill.
Duus, Masayo (1999). The Japanese Conspiracy: The Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 0520204859. http://books.google.com/?id=f1iqUiAgy1kC&pg=PA113&dq=%22takejiro+tokonami%22&q=%22takejiro%20tokonami%22. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
"Foreign News: War Lord's Bribe". Time. 18 February 1935. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,748475,00.html. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
Hagin, Fred Eugene (1914). The Cross in Japan: A Study of Achievement and Opportunity. Fleming H. Revell. http://books.google.com/?id=e-0MAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA294&dq=%22takejiro+tokonami%22&q=%22takejiro%20tokonami%22. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
Masaoka, Naoichi (2009). From Japan to America: A Symposium of Papers by Political Leaders and Representative Citizens of Japan on Conditions in Japan and on the Relations between Japan and the United States. Bibliobazaar. ISBN 1103381784. http://books.google.com/?id=6OueFeRHkgcC&pg=PA133&dq=%22takejiro+tokonami%22&q=%22takejiro%20tokonami%22. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
Murai, Ryota (2002). "Who Should Govern: The Political Reformation after the First World War in Japan". Kobe University Law Review (Kobe: Kobe University). http://www.law.kobe-u.ac.jp/lawrev/2002murai.pdf. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
Nakayama, Shigeru; Kunio Gotō, Hitoshi Yoshioka (2006). A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan: High Economic Growth Period, 1960-1969. Japanese Society. 3 (Illustrated ed.). Trans Pacific Press. ISBN 1876843292. http://books.google.com/?id=PN7FRU4xhR4C&pg=PA381&dq=%22takejiro+tokonami%22&q=%22takejiro%20tokonami%22. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
"1929:Cabinet in Trouble : IN OUR PAGES:100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO". New York Times. 31 July 2004. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/31/news/31iht-old31_ed3__0.html. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
Streeck, Wolfgang; Kōzō Yamamura (2005). The Origins of Non-Liberal Capitalism: Germany and Japan in Comparison. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801489830. http://books.google.com/?id=zUJEf_PQ4sYC&pg=PA66&dq=%22takejiro+tokonami%22&q=%22takejiro%20tokonami%22. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

External links

Takejirō Tokonami at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Minami Hiroshi	Japanese Minister of Communications June 8, 1934 – September 8, 1935	Succeeded by Okada Keisuke
Preceded by Hara Osamu	Japanese Railway Minister December 13, 1931 – May 26, 1932	Succeeded by
Preceded by Mizuno Rentaro	Japanese Home Minister December 13, 1931 – May 26, 1932	Succeeded by Mizuno Rentaro
Preceded by Kusunose Yukihiko	Director of the Karafuto Agency April 24, 1908 – June 12, 1908	Succeeded by Hiraoka Teitarou
Preceded by Kamei Eizaburou	Governor of Tokushima Prefecture 1905	Succeeded by Iwao Saburou

Persondata
Name	Tokonami, Takejirō
Alternative names	Takejirō Tokonami; Tokonami Takejiro
Short description	Japanese politician
Date of birth	January 6, 1867
Place of birth	Kagoshima
Date of death	August 9, 1935
Place of death