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Gotō Shinpei

Japanese statesman (1857-1929) · Japan · On the map · Politicians · Died at 71

Count Gotō Shinpei was a Japanese politician, physician and cabinet minister of the Taishō and early Shōwa period Empire of Japan.

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A typical day, 30 days to 13 November 2026

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1929Died13 April 19291923Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAward1920Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st classAward1919Grand Cross of the Order of the CrownAward1918Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireAwardOrder of the Precious Brilliant Golden GrainAward1910Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the LionAward19081st Class Order of the CrownAwardOrder of the White EagleAward1906Order of the Rising Sun, 1st classAward1857Born24 July 1857

Awards

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta1923
Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class1920
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown1919
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire1918
Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain1918
Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion1910
1st Class Order of the Crown1908
Order of the White Eagle1908
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class1906

About this person

He served as the head of civilian affairs of Japanese Taiwan, the first director of the South Manchuria Railway, the seventh mayor of Tokyo City, the first Chief Scout of Japan, the first Director-General of NHK, the third principal of Takushoku University, and in a number of cabinet posts. Gotō was one of the most important politicians and administrators in Japanese national government during a time of modernization and reform in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was also an advocate for Japanese colonialism.

Country
Japan
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1857 to 1929 · aged 71