Machida Chūji
| Machida Chūji 町田忠治 |
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Machida Chūji
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May 17, 1863 Akita, Akita, Japan |
| Died | November 12, 1946 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | entrepreneur, politician, cabinet minister |
Machida Chūji (町田忠治?, 17 May 1863 – 12 November 1946) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Machida was born in Akita as the fourth son to a samurai in the service of Kubota Domain. However, his father died when he was three years old, and he was raised by his grandparents until adopted by an uncle in 1875, to whose estate he succeeded. He moved to Tokyo and studied at preparatory schools for Tokyo Imperial University, where one of his classmates was Ichiki Kitokurō. Although he passed his examinations, he had frequent health problems in Tokyo, including bouts of beri-beri and was forced to return to Akita. In 1883, he was invited to become an editor for the Akita Sakegake Newspaper, where he specialized in political topics and became acquainted with noted politician Inukai Tsuyoshi. In the summer of 1884, he returned to Tokyo, where he attended the law school of Tokyo Imperial University. One of his classmates at this time was Uchida Kosai and Hayashi Gonsuke. However, because of his frequent absences and failure to complete his preliminary studies, Machida never obtained a degree.
On the recommendation of Kaneko Kentaro, Machida obtained a post at the Cabinet Legislation Bureau for a year, before leaving to become a reporter for the Choya Shimbun. This newspaper was a mouthpiece for Inukai and Ozaki Yukio. In November 1891, at the urging of Ozaki, Machida moved to the Hochi Shimbun, where he introduced the theories of Italian economist Luigi Cossa on public finance to the general public. His translations were adopted by Waseda University as a textbook.
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