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(★)(Translated by Iain Arthy／ The Meiji era (1868-1912) produced numerous geniuses in Japan and one who certainly earns his name on the list is GOTO Shinpei.／ Goto, who was a prominent figure in Japan´s political scene, showed exceptional talent in various fields. Starting off his career as a physician, he became a leading figure in public health and successfully organized a massive quarantine in 1895 for returning soldiers of the First Sino-Japanese War. Later he was appointed as civilian governor of Taiwan and following this he became the first president of the South Manchuria Railway, showing ingenuity in colonial management which was remarkably different from that of Western countries. He built the basis of the Japanese railway system as director-general of the Railway Agency and as home minister presented a grand vision for urban planning immediately after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.／ He never organized a cabinet himself, but has been remembered as a successful leader in publichealth, urban planning, infrastructure building, etc.／ From his birth in a poor samurai family to his death at seventy-one years old, this biography carefully follows his steps, while at the same time delving into the visions and methods that made him a unique leader.／ ◆.Kitaoka Shinichi was born in 1948 and studied at the University of Tokyo, specializing in modern Japanese politics and diplomacy (B.A. in 1971, and Ph.D. in 1976). He taught at Rikkyo University (1976-1997) and his alma mater (1997-2004, 2006-2012), while serving as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United Nations (2004-2006). He later became a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, 2012-2015), president of the International University of Japan (IUJ, 2012-2015), and is currently president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA, 2015-). He is emeritus professor of the University of Tokyo and Rikkyo University. He has written numerous books and articles in Japanese. Three of his other books are available in English : ´Self-Respect and Independence of Mind : The Challenge of Fukuzawa Yukichi (2017)´, ´The Political History of Modern Japan : Foreign Relations and Domestic Politics (2018)´, and ´From Party Politics to Militarism in Japan, 1924-1941 (2020)´. He has received many honors and awards including the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2011 for his academic achievements from the government of Japan.) |
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