was a Japanese historian and politician, member of the Diet and Privy councillor. He was a graduate of Keiō Gijuku. Takekoshi was a committed advocate of Japanese expansion into the

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. Among his works published in English are ''Japanese Rule in Formosa'' and a monumental ''Economic Aspects of the Civilization of Japan'', which includes a wealth of quantitative data from pre-modern sources.

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20th-century Japanese historians 1865 births 1950 deaths Keio University alumni {{Japan-hist-stub