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 South Seas, rather than China.
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.
References
20th-century Japanese historians
1865 births
1950 deaths
Keio University alumni
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