Uchida Kosai
| Uchida Kōsai | |
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| 内田 康哉 | |
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Prime Minister of Japan Acting |
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In office 24 August 1923 – 2 September 1923 |
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| Monarch |
Taishō Hirohito (Regent) |
| Preceded by | Katō Tomosaburō |
| Succeeded by | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe |
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In office 4 November 1921 – 13 November 1921 |
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| Monarch | Taishō |
| Preceded by | Hara Takashi |
| Succeeded by | Takahashi Korekiyo |
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| Born |
17 November 1865 Yatsushiro, Tokugawa (now Japan) |
| Died | 12 March 1936 (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater |
Doshisha University Tokyo Imperial University |
Count Uchida Kōsai (内田 康哉?, 17 November 1865 – 12 March 1936) was a statesman, diplomat and interim prime minister, active in Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. He was also known as Uchida Yasuya.
Uchida was born in what is now Yatsushiro city, Kumamoto Prefecture, as the son of the domain's doctor. After studying English for two years at Doshisha University, Uchida moved to Tokyo Imperial University, graduating from its law school.
After graduation, Uchida entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and served as ambassador to Qing dynasty China, then as ambassador to Austria-Hungary, and then to the United States. He served as Japanese foreign minister from 1911 to 1912 under the 2nd Saionji Kinmochi administration.
Appointed as ambassador to the Empire of Russia just before the Bolshevik Revolution, Uchida returned to Japan to serve as Foreign Minister again from 1918 to 1923 under the Hara, Takahashi, and Katō administrations. He served as acting Prime Minister of Japan twice – once after the assassination of Prime Minister Hara, and again after the sudden death of Prime Minister Katō, immediately before the Great Kantō earthquake.
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