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Yamaza Enjirō
(December 2, 1866 – May 28, 1914) was a Japanese people, Japanese diplomat in Meiji period Japan.National Diet LibraryPortrait, Enjiro Yamaza/ref> Early life Yamaza was born in Fukuoka, as the son of a samurai of the lowest rank (''ashigaru''), affiliated with the Fukuoka Domain. In 1892, he attended the Law College of the Tokyo Imperial University, where his follow classmates included Natsume Sōseki, Masaoka Shiki, Akiyama Saneyuki and Minakata Kumagusu. Career Yamaza's work in Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan), Foreign Ministry led to appointments as part of the resident staff in at the Japanese consulates in Pusan and Incheon in Korea. Following an appointment to the Japanese embassy in London, he was appointed chargé d'affairs in Seoul in February 1901. Back in Tokyo, Yamaza was promoted as the Director of the Political Affairs Bureau within the Foreign Ministry in 1901. Working with Minister of Foreign Affairs (Japan), Foreign Minister Komura Jutarō, Enj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
