Koizumi Matajirō
| Koizumi Matajirō 小泉 又次郎 |
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Koizumi Matajirō in 1930
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| Born |
June 10, 1865 Edo, Japan |
| Died | September 24, 1951 (aged 86) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | politician, cabinet minister |
Koizumi Matajirō (小泉 又次郎?, 10 June 1865 – 24 September 1951) was a Japanese politician and cabinet minister in the Taishō period and early Shōwa period Japan. He was the grandfather of Jun'ichirō Koizumi, who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006.
Koizumi was born in Mutsuura, Musashi Province (part of present-day Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama) to Koizumi Yoshibe, a scaffolder, and his wife Yuki. He moved to nearby Yokosuka, Kanagawa with his parents, where his father worked as a procurer of day laborers, carpenters, steeplejacks and materials for the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. The young Koizumi grew up in a rough environment. In 1878, after graduating from the predecessor of Yokosuka Elementary School, he tried to enlist in a preparatory school for Imperial Japanese Navy officer candidates, but was returned home when it was discovered he was underage and did not have his father’s permission. He attempted the same again in 1880 to a preparatory school for the Imperial Japanese Army. On the death of his elder brother, he was forced to inherit his father’s business and around this time obtained a large tattoo of a red dragon which covered most of his back and upper arms, and was addressed as “boss” by his fellow steeplejacks. He also became a member of the Rikken Kaishintō in 1887 and around this time married Ayabe Nao, a 30-year-old geisha. In 1907, he had his only child, a daughter Yoshie whom gave birth to Junichirō and other four children, with one of his concubine, Hatsu Ishikawa, whom later was married to another men.
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