Hayashi Yūzō

Hayashi Yūzō

Hayashi Yūzō ( Japanese 林 有 造 ; born September 21, 1842 in Tosa Province (now Kōchi Prefecture ); died December 29, 1921 ) was a Japanese politician during the late Edo and Meiji periods .

life and work

Hayashi Yūzō participated in the movement that intended to overthrow the shogunate and restore the Tennō to his full rights. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, he started working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but gave up his post when it did not invade Korea. He returned to Tosa, joined the party " Risshi-sha " and participated in the establishment of the party "Aikoku Kōtō" (愛国 公 党). He was jailed for getting weapons for the rebels of the Satsuma uprising in 1877. In 1886 he was pardoned, but was banished from Tokyo under the "Regulations for the Preservation of Internal Peace" (保安 条例, Hoan jōrei) issued on December 26, 1887 without warning.

In 1890 Hayashi was elected to the newly established National Assembly for the " Jiyū-tō (党)" party. He served as Minister of Communication in the 1st Ōkuma Cabinet , supported the establishment of the " Rikken Seiyūkai " and became Minister for Agriculture and Trade in the 4th Itō Cabinet . At the end of his tenure in 1901 he retired from management positions, then went to Kōchi in 1908 and spent his old age there.

Remarks

1. ↑ The discussion about the invasion went down in history as Seikanron .

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Hayashi Yūzō . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X
• Hunter, Janet: Hayashi Yūzō . In: Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History. Kodansha International, 1984. ISBN 4-7700-1193-8 .

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Hayashi is the family name, Yūzō the first name.