Inoue Kowashi
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Inoue Kowashi from Kokugakuin University Archives
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| Born |
February 6, 1844 Kumamoto, Japan |
| Died | March 15, 1895 (aged 51) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Other names | Takuma |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Legal Scholar |
Viscount Inoue Kowashi (Japanese: 井上 毅?, February 6, 1844 – March 15, 1895) was a statesman in Meiji period Japan.
Inoue was born into a samurai family in Higo Province (present-day Kumamoto Prefecture), as the third son of Karō Iida Gongobei. In 1866 Kowashi was adopted by Inoue Shigesaburō, another retainer of the Nagaoka daimyō. Known as a highly intelligent child, Inoue entered the domain's Confucian academy, eventually becoming one of the academy's resident students. He fought on the imperial side in the Boshin War to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu.
After the Meiji Restoration, Inoue joined the Ministry of Justice, and was sent to Germany and France for studies. He became a protégé of Ōkubo Toshimichi, and accompanied him to Beijing. China for negotiations with the Qing court following the Taiwan Expedition of 1874. After Ōkubo’s assassination, he worked closely with Itō Hirobumi and Iwakura Tomomi, and became a member of the Genrōin.
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