Komura Jutaro

Komura Jutarō
Komura Jutarō
Born	(1855-09-16)September 16, 1855 Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan
Died	November 25, 1911(1911-11-25) (aged 56) Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality	Japan
Occupation	Diplomat, Foreign Minister of Japan

Marquis Komura Jutarō, GCB, GCMG, GCVO (小村壽太郎^?, September 16, 1855 – November 25, 1911) was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan.

Komura was born to a lower-ranking samurai family in the service of the Obi Domain in Kyushu's Hyūga Province (present-day Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture). He attended the Daigaku Nankō (the predecessor of Tokyo Imperial University). In 1875, he was selected by the Ministry of Education as one of the first students to study abroad under a government scholarship. While at Harvard University, Komura shared lodgings with fellow Japanese student Kaneko Kentarō. In due course, Komura graduated from Harvard Law School in 1878.

In 1880, Komura joined the Ministry of Justice and after serving as a judge of the Supreme Court, in 1884 transferred to the Translation Bureau in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.