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About Okano Keijirō
- Okano Keijiro (?? ???, 21 September 1865 – 23 December 1925) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
- Okano was a native of Kozuke Province (modern-day Gunma Prefecture).
- He graduated from the Kaisei Academy, followed by the Law School of Tokyo Imperial University, continuing on to graduate school to obtain a Doctor of law degree.
- He worked as a bureaucrat at various cabinet ministries in the Meiji government, and was appointed to a seat in the Upper House of the Diet of Japan in 1908.
- He served as Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau under the 1st and 2nd Saionji administration (1906–1908; 1911–1912), and the 1st Yamamoto administration (1913).
- From 1913 to 1922, Okano served as Secretary to the Administrative Court.
- In 1922, Okano was appointed Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kato Tomosaburo.
- In the subsequent 2nd Yamamoto Gonnohyoe administration, he held the portfolios for Minister of Education and Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. In October 1925, Okano was appointed to Vice-President of the Privy Council, and was awarded the title of baron (danshaku) in the kazoku peerage.
- He was also appointed President of the prestigious Imperial Academy.
- He died the same year.
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Ogawa Kazumasa
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| Alternative names | Kazumasa Ogawa; Ogawa Kazuma; Ogawa Isshin | ||
| Description | Japanese photographer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 29 September 1860 | 6 September 1929 | |
| Location of birth/death | Oshi Domain (present Gyoda City) | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa | |
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English: Tokyo Teikoku Daigaku (Imperial University of Tokyo). Ogawa Shashin Seihanjo, 1900 (reprint, Ryukei Shosha, 2004).
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